Multiple isolated aneurysms in a case of “burned out” Takayasu aortitis
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- 作者：Janet J. Chieh ; Lucy S. Brevetti ; Peter M. Scholz ; Alan M. Graham ; Rocco G. Ciocca
- 关键词：Thoracic aorta aneurysm ; aortotracheal fistula ; aortoesophageal fistula
- 刊名：Journal of Vascular Surgery
- 出版年：2003
- 出版时间：May 2003
- 年：2003
- 卷：37
- 期：5
- 页码：1094-1097
- 全文大小：162 K
文摘
Takayasu aortitis (TA) is a chronic inflammatory disease predominantly seen in young Asian women. The disease is idiopathic and largely affects the aorta and its major branches. The basic pathologic changes in TA are fibrosis and subsequent occlusion of the large arteries. TA is classically termed “pulseless” disease, with manifestations during the occlusive stage including limb ischemia, renovascular hypertension, and heart failure. Arterial dilation and aneurysm are largely unappreciated manifestations of TA, but they occur in as many as 32 % of affected patients. We report chronic “burned out” TA in a 23-year-old Hispanic woman with isolated aneurysms of the descending thoracic aorta, abdominal aorta, and common iliac arteries, without occlusive disease. (J Vasc Surg 2003;37:1094-7.)