Catching Takayasu Early: Diagnosing the “Pulseless” Disease in a Child with Palpable Pulses

Takayasu arteritis is a systemic vasculitis of large vessels that mainly involves the aorta and its branches. It normally presents in the third decade of life and is rarely seen in children. We report a case of childhood Takayasu arteritis, in a 12-year-old girl, who presented with abdominal pain an...

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Main Authors: A. R. Santosh Rao, Vinay Jahagirdar, Kaanthi Rama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pediatrics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/8885944
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