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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Farnaz Khalighinejad, MD [2]
Overview
Common symptoms of Takayasu's arteritis include headache, malaise, arthralgias, claudication, and visual disturbance. Less common symptoms of Takayasu's arteritis include fever, weight loss, seizures, and erythema nodosum.
History
Takayasu's arteritis can be divided into two phases:[1][2]
- Pre-pulseless phase
- Present with non-specific constitutional symptoms of vasculitis such as:
- Subsequent pulseless phase
Common Symptoms
Common symptoms of Takayasu's arteritis include:
Less Common Symptoms
Less common symptoms of Takayasu's arteritis include:
- Fever
- Weight loss
- Seizures
- Erythema nodosum
- Ulcerated subacute nodular lesions
- Pyoderma gangrenosum
- Chest pain
- Gastrointestinal symptoms
References
- ↑ Kerr GS, Hallahan CW, Giordano J, Leavitt RY, Fauci AS, Rottem M, Hoffman GS (June 1994). "Takayasu arteritis". Ann. Intern. Med. 120 (11): 919–29. PMID 7909656.
- ↑ Mason JC (July 2010). "Takayasu arteritis--advances in diagnosis and management". Nat Rev Rheumatol. 6 (7): 406–15. doi:10.1038/nrrheum.2010.82. PMID 20596053.