Synonym for 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 muscl...
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an inflammatory and stenotic disease of medium and large arteries, with a strong predilection for the aortic arch and its branches (brachiocephalic trunk, left subclavian artery, and left common carotid artery). Pulses are commonly absent in involved vessels, leading to symptoms associated with ischemia of the brain, eyes...
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Type: Term Synonyms: Takayasu arteritis
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Pulseless disease: Takayasu disease. Called pulseless disease because inflammation of blood vessels (vasculitis) can lead to reduced or absent pulses in the arms or legs. See: Takayasu disease. Common Misspellings: pulseless diease, pulseless desease
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