Takayasu
Posted By: MTISME on 2008-10-07
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Subject: Takayasu
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Pulseless disease. Progressive obliteration of the brachiocephalic trunk and the left subclavian and left common carotid arteries above their origin in the aortic arch. Characteristics - loss of pulse in both arms and carotids; symptoms associated with ischemia of the brain (syncope, transient hemiplegia), eyes (transient blindness), face and arms. Usual course - progressive. Endemic areas - Orient.
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