A unique presentation of Takayasu's arteritis in a 39-year-old male with chest pain, vertigo, and blindness

Mustafa D Nazzal; Mouchammed Agko; Karen Zingale; Masia Hamdan; Jonathan A Higgins; Paul Clark

doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2010.12.059

A unique presentation of Takayasu's arteritis in a 39-year-old male with chest pain, vertigo, and blindness

Mustafa D Nazzal, Mouchammed Agko, Karen Zingale, Masia Hamdan, Jonathan A Higgins, Paul Clark

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Abstract

Takayasu's arteritis is a rare form of aortic vasculitis, typically described in young Asian females. In this article, we report a unique presentation of type V Takayasu's arteritis in a Hispanic male. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of Takayasu's arteritis presenting with the triad of angina, amaurosis fugax, and subclavian steal syndrome. On diagnostic imaging, he was found to have left subclavian and axillary artery stenosis requiring balloon angioplasty. The patient responded to the combination of medical and surgical treatment with full recovery.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	529-32
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume	54
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2010.12.059
State	Published - Aug 2011

Keywords

Adrenal Cortex Hormones/therapeutic use
Adult
Amaurosis Fugax/etiology
Angina Pectoris/etiology
Angioplasty, Balloon
Aortography
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Angiography
Male
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors/therapeutic use
Subclavian Steal Syndrome/etiology
Takayasu Arteritis/complications
Treatment Outcome
Vertigo/etiology

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A unique presentation of Takayasu's arteritis in a 39-year-old male with chest pain, vertigo, and blindness

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