Abstract

DEVOLI, Adrián P et al. Vasculitis del tronco celíaco como presentación de arteritis de Takayasu. Medicina (B. Aires) [online]. 2019, vol.79, n.5, pp.424-427. ISSN 0025-7680.

Takayasu arteritis is an idiopathic and chronic granulomatous vasculitis manifested in the form of panaortitis, of unknown etiology, even though an autoimmune origin is postulated. It is progressive and generates, in adults and children, segmental stenosis, occlusion, dilation and / or aneurysms. Isolated gastrointestinal vasculitis without systemic involvement is rare. This case leads us to take into account the atypical abdominal manifestation of Takayasu arteritis in the differential diagnosis of a frequent symptom, such as epigastralgia, and to highlight the role currently played by non-invasive imaging methods for its diagnosis.

Keywords : Vasculitis; Takayasu; Giant cell arteritis.

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