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Management of Spontaneous Crystalline Lens Luxation in a Patient Diagnosed with Takayasu’s Disease

Diagnostics, 2023
Takayasu’s disease is a chronic granulomatous arteriopathy that affects large vessels and their major branches. Nonspecific symptoms characterize the early phase, whereas findings of arterial occlusion and aneurysmal formation become manifest later ...
Elvia Mastrogiuseppe, Maria Pia Pirraglia, Lorenzo Sampalmieri, Ludovico Iannetti, Alessandro Beccia, Magda Gharbiya   +5 more
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Abnormal molecular response to Takayasu arteritis causing extensive large-vessel calcification

Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques, 2016
Takayasu arteritis is a large-vessel vasculitis that often results in pulselessness due to fibrotic stenoses. Whereas minor calcification is sometimes seen with Takayasu arteritis, it rarely causes stenosis.
Brandon T. Garland, MD, Manfred Boehm, MD, Peter C. Grayson, MD, Cynthia St Hilaire, PhD, Alessandra Brofferio, MD, Benjamin W. Starnes, MD   +5 more
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A case with late clinical presentation of Takayasu’s arteritis [PDF]

, 2014
Takayasu's arteritis also known as pulseless disease is a kind of granulomatous vasculitis that characterized large size vessels involvement with massive intimal fibrosis. It is usually occurs in female gender in middle ages. Unusual Takayasu's arteritis
Emre Demir Benli, Feyzullah Gümüşçü, Oğuz Karahan, Sinan Demirtaş   +3 more
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Long-term efficacy and safety of tocilizumab in refractory Takayasu arteritis: final results of the randomized controlled phase 3 TAKT study

Rheumatology, 2020
Objective To investigate the long-term efficacy and safety of the IL-6 receptor antibody tocilizumab in patients with Takayasu arteritis (TAK). Methods Patients completing the randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled period of the TAKT (Takayasu ...
Y. Nakaoka, M. Isobe, Yoshiya Tanaka, T. Ishii, S. Ooka, H. Niiro, N. Tamura, S. Banno, H. Yoshifuji, Y. Sakata, A. Kawakami, T. Atsumi, S. Furuta, H. Kohsaka, Katsuya Suzuki, Ryoki Hara, Y. Maejima, H. Tsukamoto, Y. Takasaki, K. Yamashita, Norihiro Okada, S. Yamakido, S. Takei, S. Yokota, N. Nishimoto   +24 more
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Typhoid-associated acute kidney injury masquerading as a relapse of Takayasu arteritis

Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation, 2017
Renal dysfunction is common in Takayasu arteritis. Uncommonly, renal failure in a case of Takayasu arteritis can be due to an unrelated disease, and if the disease is a rare complication, it is even more difficult to diagnose.
Revanasiddappa Manjunath, Anupama Kaul, Raj Kumar Sharma, Dharmendra Singh Bhadauria, Narayan Prasad, Amit Gupta   +5 more
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The angiographic and clinical profile of patients with Takayasu aortoarteritis

Heart Vessels and Transplantation, 2023
Objective: Takayasu arteritis is a rare, chronic, inflammatory disease that primarily affects the aorta and its major branches. It mainly affects young females, and it can cause significant morbidity and mortality if untreated.
Jitendra Sharma, Tarun Madan, Dinesh Joshib, Riyaz Charaniya, Pratik Raval, Vishal Sharma, Himani Upadhyaya, Krutika Patel   +7 more
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Aortic valve replacement surgery for a case of infantile Takayasu arteritis [PDF]

Korean Journal of Pediatrics, 2012
Takayasu arteritis is a chronic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology primarily affecting the aorta and its major branches and usually occurring in the second or third decade of life.
Hye Won Kwon, Yoon Jung Suh, Ji Seok Bang, Bo Sang Kwon, Gi Beom Kim, Eun Jung Bae, Woong Han Kim, Chung Il Noh   +7 more
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Bronchiectasis and hoarseness of voice in takayasu arteritis: a rare presentation

BMC Research Notes, 2012
Background Takayasu arteritis is a large vessel vasculitis occurring in young females. We report a rare presentation of Takayasu arteritis in a Sri Lankan woman.
ND Perera Gamage, C Jayasinghe Anusha, D Dias Lalindra, Kulatunga Aruna   +3 more
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PTPN22 gene polymorphism in Takayasu's arteritis [PDF]

, 2008
Objective. Takayasu's arteritis (TA) is a chronic, rare granulomatous panarteritis of unknown aetiology involving mainly the aorta and its major branches.
Akar, S., Aksu, K., Ateş, A., Bicakcigil, M., Direskeneli, H., Fresko, I., Inanc, M., Kamali, S., Keser, G., Kiraz, S., Onat, A.M., Sahin, N., Saruhan-Direskeneli, G., Tunç, E., Yücel, E., Çobankara, Veli, Özbalkan, Z., Özer, H., Öztürk, M.A.   +18 more
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Procalcitonin in Takayasu Arteritis [PDF]

The Journal of Rheumatology, 2014
To the Editor: Procalcitonin (PCT) is an acute-phase protein, a precursor of the hormone calcitonin1. Microbial constituents and proinflammatory mediators such as tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF), interleukin 6 (IL-6), and interferon-γ induce ubiquitous PCT expression during bacterial, parasitic, or fungal infections1,2.
Tombetti, Enrico, DI Chio, Maria Chiara, Sartorelli, Silvia, Segalini, Andrea, Vella, Yole, Spalluto, Matteo, Sabbadini, Maria Grazia, Baldissera, Elena, Manfredi, Angelo   +8 more
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