Takayasu's arteritis

Introduction: Takayasu's arteritis

Description of Takayasu's arteritis

Takayasu's arteritis: A thrombo-obliterative process of the great vessels stemming from the aortic arch, occurring generally in young women. Radial and carotid pulses are typically obliterated. Skin changes are due to the disturbed circulation. There may be loss of hair and atrophy of the skin and its appendages with underlying muscle atrophy. (Andrews' Diseases of the Skin, 8th ed)
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Takayasu's arteritis: A thrombo-obliterative process of the great vessels stemming from the aortic arch, occurring generally in young women. Radial and carotid pulses are typically obliterated. Skin changes are due to the disturbed circulation. There may be loss of hair and atrophy of the skin and its appendages with underlying muscle atrophy. (Andrews' Diseases of the Skin, 8th ed).
Source: MeSH 2007

Takayasu's arteritis: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Takayasu's arteritis:

• Takayasu
• Takayasu disease
• Takayasu syndrome
• Arteritis
• Thrombo
• Process
• Aortic
• Aortic diseases
• Aortic disorder
• Arch

Terms associated with Takayasu's arteritis:

Terms Similar to Takayasu's arteritis:

• Martorell syndrome
• Raeder-Harbitz syndrome
• Sclerosing aortitis

Source: Diseases Database

• Arteritis, Takayasu's
• Pulseless Disease
• Takayasu Syndrome

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Takayasu's arteritis

• Aortic Arch Syndromes
• Arteritis
• Skin Diseases, Vascular

Source - MeSH 2007

Hierarchical classifications of Takayasu's arteritis

The following list attempts to classify Takayasu's arteritis into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Vascular Diseases
    • Aortic Diseases
      • Aortic Arch Syndromes
        • Takayasu's Arteritis

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Vascular Diseases
    • Arteritis
      • Takayasu's Arteritis

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Vascular Diseases
    • Vasculitis
      • Arteritis
        • Takayasu's Arteritis

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases
  • Skin Diseases
    • Skin Diseases, Vascular
      • Takayasu's Arteritis

External links related to: Takayasu's arteritis

• Takayasu's arteritis (www.whonamedit.com)
• eMedicine - Takayasu Arteritis : Article by Julie Beales, MD, PhD
• eMedicine - Arteritis, Takayasu : Article by Robert L Cirillo, Jr, MD, MBA
• eMedicine - Takayasu Arteritis : Article by Christine Hom, MD
• eMedicine - Takayasu Arteritis : Article by Gabriel Bucurescu, MD
• 1990 Criteria for the Classification of Takayasu Arteritis
• Takayasu's Arteritis - MedPix™ Medical Image Database and Teaching Files
• Takayasu arteritis
• Takayasu Arteritis - MedPix™ Medical Image Database and Teaching Files
• OMIM - TAKAYASU ARTERITIS

Source: Diseases Database

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