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Takayasu disease masquarading as interruption of the aortic arch in a 2-year-old child

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 August 2006

S. Ladhani ,
R. Tulloh  and
D. Anderson
S. Ladhani
Affiliation:
Department of Congenital Heart Disease, Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital Trust, London, UK
R. Tulloh
Affiliation:
Department of Congenital Heart Disease, Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital Trust, London, UK
D. Anderson
Affiliation:
Department of Congenital Heart Disease, Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital Trust, London, UK
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Abstract

Takayasu disease is a chronic, progressive inflammatory vasculitis of large and medium-sized vessels, which commonly presents in adulthood. This case report describes a 2 year old girl who presented with acute heart failure and complete occlusion of the aortic arch and was subsequently diagnosed with Takayasu disease. As far as we can determine, this is the first report of such an acute and atypical presentation of Takayasu disease at such a young age.

Keywords

Takayasu arteritisaortic arch occlusionpaediatrics
Type
Brief Report
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 11 , Issue 2 , March 2001 , pp. 244 - 246
Copyright
2001 Cambridge University Press

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