Keywords
renal arteries
femoral vessels
angioplasty
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Abstract
Takayasu‘s disease is a chronic idiopathic inflammatory disease that mainly affects large vessels. It is predominantly seen in young women whose symptoms may appear between 15 and 30 years of age. It is characterized by a lymphomonocytic infiltrate and presence of granulomas that progress to lumen reduction, giving rise to thrombotic phenomena. In order of frequency, subclavian (85 %), descending thoracic aorta (58 %), abdominal (20 %), vertebral (17 %), iliac (16 %), and pulmonary (15 %) vessels are mainly affected. Coronary artery involvement represents less than 10 % of cases. We present two cases with unusual location, an atypical presentation involving femoral and renal arteries, and vascular involvement in a previously hypertensive pregnant woman.References
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