Garcia C, Renard C, Delacour H, El Jahiri Y, Merens A, Berets O, Vest P
Service de Biochimie, Hôpital d'instruction des armées Percy, Clamart.
Ann Biol Clin (Paris). 2004 Jul-Aug;62(4):441-5.
Takayasu arteritis, also called pulseless women disease, is a chronic vasculitis of unknown aetiology, which primarily involves the aorta, its branches and coronary and pulmonary arteries. It is an uncommon disease with a variety of presentations and most frequently found in Asia than in Europe. We report a case of a 52-year-old woman, suffering from Takayasu arteritis for 19 years. She was admitted to the hospital for diffuse pain and oedema. Biological tests pointed out proteinuria with renal failure, which was confirmed by a renal biopsy. The association of Takayasu arteritis and renal failure is unusual. This review focuses on the biological manifestations of Takayasu arteritis and on the link between this disease and the renal failure observed in this case.
高安动脉炎，也称为无脉症，是一种病因不明的慢性血管炎，主要累及主动脉、其分支以及冠状动脉和肺动脉。它是一种罕见疾病，有多种表现形式，在亚洲比在欧洲更常见。我们报告一例52岁女性，患高安动脉炎19年。她因弥漫性疼痛和水肿入院。生物学检查显示蛋白尿伴肾衰竭，肾活检证实了这一点。高安动脉炎与肾衰竭的关联并不常见。本综述重点关注高安动脉炎的生物学表现以及该疾病与本病例中观察到的肾衰竭之间的联系。
