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| ICD10 = {{ICD10|M|31|4|m|30}} |
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| ICD9 = {{ICD9|446.7}} |
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| Caption = Takayasu's arteritis. <small> [http://www.peir.net Image courtesy of Professor Peter Anderson DVM PhD and published with permission © PEIR, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Pathology] </small>|
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| '''For patient information click [[{{PAGENAME}} (patient information)|here]]'''
| | {{SK}}Takayasu arteritis; pulseless disease; young female arteritis; young female arteritides; Takayasu syndrome; Takayasu disease; aortitis syndrome |
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| | ==[[Takayasu's arteritis overview|Overview]]== |
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| {{SK}} Aortic arch syndrome, nonspecific aortoarteritis, pulseless disease
| | ==[[Takayasu's arteritis historical perspective|Historical Perspective]]== |
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| ==Overview== | | ==[[Takayasu's arteritis classification|Classification]]== |
| Takayasu's arteritis is an [[inflammation|inflammatory disease]] of unknown [[etiology]] that affects mainly the [[aorta]] and its branches. | |
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| ==Historical Perspective== | | ==[[Takayasu's arteritis pathophysiology|Pathophysiology]]== |
| The first case of Takayasu’s arteritis was described in 1908 by Dr. [[Mikito Takayasu]] at the Annual Meeting of the Japan Ophthalmology Society.<ref>{{WhoNamedIt|synd|2722}}</ref><ref>M. Takayasu. A case with peculiar changes of the central retinal vessels. Acta Societatis ophthalmologicae Japonicae, Tokyo 1908, 12: 554.</ref> Dr. Takayasu described a peculiar "wreathlike" appearance of [[blood vessel]]s in the back of the eye ([[retina]]). Two Japanese colleagues at the same meeting (Dr. Onishi and Dr. Kagoshima) reported similar eye findings in patients whose [[Pulse|wrist pulse]]s were absent. It is now known that the blood vessel malformations that occur in the retina are a response ([[angiogenesis|new blood vessel growth]]) to arterial narrowings in the neck, and that the absence of pulses noted in some patients occur because of narrowings of blood vessels to the arms. The eye findings described by Takayasu are rarely seen in patients from North America.
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| ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | | ==[[Takayasu's arteritis causes|Causes]]== |
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| Although Takayasu's arteritis has been reported worldwide, there is a predilection for young Asian women. In the Western world, [[atherosclerosis]] is a more frequent cause of obstruction of the aortic arch vessels than is Takayasu's arteritis.
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| ===Age=== | | ==[[Takayasu's arteritis differential diagnosis|Differentiating Takayasu's arteritis from other Diseases]]== |
| The age of onset is typically between 15 and 30 years.
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| ===Gender===
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| Females are about 8–9 times more likely to be affected by Takayasu's arteritis than males.
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| ==Natural History, Complications and Prognosis== | | ==[[Takayasu's arteritis epidemiology and demographics|Epidemiology and Demographics]]== |
| Those with the disease often notice symptoms between 15 and 30 years of age. Early on, there is often an [[anemia]] and marked elevation of the [[Erythrocyte sedimentation rate|ESR]]. This phase gradually subsides and is followed by a more [[chronic (medicine)|chronic]] stage characterized by inflammatory and obliterative changes in the aorta ([[aortitis]]) and its branches. The other half of patients with Takayasu's arteritis present with only late vascular changes, without an antecedent systemic illness. In the late stage, weakness of the arterial walls may give rise to localized [[aneurysm]]s.
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| ==Classification== | | ==[[Takayasu's arteritis risk factors|Risk Factors]]== |
| Four types of late-phase Takayasu arteritis are described on the basis of the sites of involvement as follows:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.emedicine.com/radio/topic51.htm |title=eMedicine - Arteritis, Takayasu : Article by Robert L Cirillo, Jr, MD, MBA |accessdate=2007-07-19 |format= |work=}}</ref>
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| * Type I - Classic pulseless type that involves the brachiocephalic trunk, carotid arteries, and subclavian arteries
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| * Type II - Combination of type I and III
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| * Type III - Atypical coarctation type that involves the thoracic and abdominal aortas distal to the arch and its major branches
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| * Type IV - Dilated type that involves extensive dilatation of the length of the aorta and its major branches
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| ==Pathophysiology== | | ==[[Takayasu's arteritis natural history, complications and prognosis|Natural History, Complications and Prognosis]]== |
| Takayasu's arteritis is a form of large vessel [[granulomatous]] [[vasculitis]]<ref name=mk>American College of Physicians (ACP). <u>Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP-15): Rheumatology</u>. "Systemic Vasculitis." Pg. 65–67. 2009, ACP. [http://mksap15.acponline.org/]</ref> characterized by massive [[intima]]l [[fibrosis]] and vascular narrowing. Takayasu's arteritis is similar to other forms of vasculitis, including [[giant cell arteritis]].<ref name=mk /> Due to obstruction of the main branches of the aorta, including the left [[common carotid artery]], the [[brachiocephalic artery]], and the left [[subclavian artery]], Takayasu's arteritis can present as pulseless upper extremities (arms, hands, and wrists with weak or absent pulses on the physical examination) which may be why it is also commonly referred to as the "pulseless disease".
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| ==Diagnosis== | | ==Diagnosis== |
| To assist in diagnosis, American College of Rheumatology (ACR) <ref name="pmid1975175">Arend WP, Michel BA, Bloch DA, Hunder GG, Calabrese LH, Edworthy SM et al. (1990) [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=1975175 The American College of Rheumatology 1990 criteria for the classification of Takayasu arteritis.] ''Arthritis Rheum'' 33 (8):1129-34. PMID: [http://pubmed.gov/PMID: 1975175 PMID: 1975175]</ref> has established a diagnostic criterion for Takayasu arteritis.
| | [[Takayasu's arteritis diagnostic study of choice|Diagnostic study of choice]] | [[Takayasu's arteritis history and symptoms|History and Symptoms]] | [[Takayasu's arteritis physical examination|Physical Examination]] | [[Takayasu's arteritis laboratory findings|Laboratory Findings]] | [[Takayasu's arteritis electrocardiogram|Electrocardiogram]] | [[Takayasu's arteritis x ray|X-Ray]] | [[Takayasu's arteritis echocardiograhy and ultrasound|Echocardiography and Ultrasound]] | [[Takayasu's arteritis CT|CT Scan]] | [[Takayasu's arteritis MRI|MRI Findings]] | [[Takayasu's arteritis other imaging findings|Other Imaging Findings]] | [[Takayasu's arteritis other diagnostic studies|Other Diagnostic Studies]] |
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| The patient needs to meet 3 out of 6 criteria for the diagnosis of takayasu arteritis.
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| | [[Takayasu's arteritis medical therapy|Medical Therapy]] | [[Takayasu's arteritis surgery|Surgery]] | [[Takayasu's arteritis primary prevention|Primary Prevention]] | [[Takayasu's arteritis secondary prevention|Secondary Prevention]] | [[Takayasu's arteritis cost-effectiveness of therapy|Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy]] | [[Takayasu's arteritis future or investigational therapies|Future or Investigational Therapies]] |
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| * Age at the onset of disease <40 years
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| * Claudication of the extremities
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| * Decreased or absent brachial artery pulse in one or both arms
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| * Difference of at least 10 mmHg in systolic blood pressure in between the arms
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| * Bruit over either one or both subclavian arteries or abdominal artery
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| * Arteriography demonstration of narrowing of aorta or its primary branches, not due to atherosclerosis, fibromuscular dyaplasia or other causes.
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| ==Symptoms==
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| The disease can be divided into two phases; the Initial phase is pre-pulseless phase, in which patients presents which non-specific constitutional symptoms of [[vasculitis]], which may include any of the following:
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| * [[Fatigue]]
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| * [[Fever of unknown origin]]
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| * [[Weight loss]]
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| * [[Myalgia]]
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| * [[Arthralgia]]
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| With progression of the disease and involvement of the branches of aorta, the specific signs appear secondary to narrowing/occlusion of the branches of aorta.
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| * Involvement of [[subclavian artery]] is common and leads to claudication of upper extremities (pain with activity). The stenosis of subclavian artery sometimes leads to [[subclavian steel syndrome]]. In this phenomenon, the stenosis of subclavian artery, proximal to the origin of Vertebral Artery leads to retrograde flow of blood from the vertebral artery back to subclavian artery during exercise, secondary to vasodilation of blood vessels. The retrograde flow of blood from the vertebral artery back towards subclavian compromises blood flow in [[posterior cerebral bed]], leading to various neurological symptoms including presyncope/syncope.
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| * Involvement of carotid and vertebral arteries: headache, vertigo, syncope, convulsions and dementia
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| * Involvement of coronary arteries: chest pain, angina which may progress to myocardial infarction
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| * Involvement of ascending aorta may: aortic regurgiatation
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| * Skin lesions resemble erythema nodosum, erythema multiforme, pyoderma gangrenosum
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| In rare instances, the disease may involve abdominal, pulmonary vessels. In advance stages of the disease, the occlusion of the vessels to the extremities may can ischemic ulcerations. Due to chronic nature of the disease, collateral circulation develops in the affected area.
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| ==Treatment==
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| The great majority of patients with Takayasu’s arteritis respond to [[prednisone]]. The usual starting dose is approximately 1 milligram per kilogram of body weight per day (for most people, this is approximately 60 milligrams a day). Because of the significant [[Adverse effect (medicine)|side effects]] of long-term high–dose prednisone use, the starting dose is tapered over several weeks to a dose that the [[physician]] feels is tolerable for the patient.
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| ==References==
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| ==External links==
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| *[http://vasculitis.med.jhu.edu/typesof/takayasu.html Johns Hopkins Vasculitis Center Discusses Takayasu's Arteritis]
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| *[http://www.takayasus.org Takayasu's Arteritis Research Association]
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| *[http://www.vasculitisassociation.org Vasculitis Association]
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| * {{Chorus|00389}}
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| * {{GPnotebook|-362086386}}
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| [[ja:大動脈炎症候群]]
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| [[pl:Zespół Takayasu]]
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