Juvenile Takayasu Arteritis: A case report

We present a six years old girl, referred with complaints of low grade fever, headache and dyspnea of 2 months’ duration. She had a significant blood difference between upper and lower extremities on both sides with absent pedal pulses on both sides. She also had anemia and raised ESR. Computed Tomographic imaging showed stenosis of the descending aorta and left subclavian artery. She underwent percutaneous endovascular therapy and blood pressure gradient reduced significantly and pulse volume improved. Her symptoms of headache and breathlessness improved at the time of discharge after the procedure after 48hours.
Source: Journal of Indian College of Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research