A Rare Vasculitis of Childhood, Takayasu Arteritis

dc.contributor.authorEce, Aydin
dc.contributor.authorSen, Velat
dc.contributor.authorYavuz, Sevgi
dc.contributor.authorGunes, Ali
dc.contributor.authorUluca, Unal
dc.contributor.authorSahin, Cahit
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T17:20:23Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T17:20:23Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.departmentDicle Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractTakayasu arteritis is a potentially life threatening vasculitis that characterized by granulomatous inflammation of large vessels including aorta, its major branches and pulmonary arteries. True incidence of TA is not known in children, since TA is very rare; however, incidence of TA has been estimated as 0.8-2.6 per million children. Making a diagnosis is more difficult in childhood compared with adults due to non-specific clinical findings. The diagnosis of TA is done based on clinical criteria, laboratory investigations support and radiologic images confirm the diagnosis. Corticosteroids with other immunosuppressive drugs are used for treatment and biological agents are given to resistant cases. In this report, it was aimed to draw attention to a potentially fatal disease that frequently diagnostic delays and therapeutic difficulties occur. We, herein reported signs, symptoms, imaging methods and treatment modalities of two children, a 12 year-old male and a 13 year-old female patients, that presented with non-specific initial symptoms and diagnosed as TA with clinical findings and radiological imagesen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.29333/ejgm/82349
dc.identifier.endpage102en_US
dc.identifier.issn1304-3889
dc.identifier.issn1304-3897
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84883886958
dc.identifier.scopusqualityN/A
dc.identifier.startpage98en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/82349
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/19011
dc.identifier.volume10en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000421916400027
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherModestum Ltden_US
dc.relation.ispartofEuropean Journal of General Medicine
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectTakayasu Arteritisen_US
dc.subjectChilden_US
dc.subjectVasculitisen_US
dc.subjectDiagnosisen_US
dc.subjectTreatmenten_US
dc.titleA Rare Vasculitis of Childhood, Takayasu Arteritisen_US
dc.titleA Rare Vasculitis of Childhood, Takayasu Arteritis
dc.typeArticleen_US

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