Division of Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical College, 2-1-1-1 Midorigaoka-Higashi, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, 078-8510, Japan.
Rheumatol Int. 2010 Nov;30(12):1635-7. doi: 10.1007/s00296-009-1110-5. Epub 2009 Aug 23.
Takayasu arteritis is a rare, idiopathic, and chronic inflammatory large vessel vasculitis, involving mainly the aorta and its major branches. Takayasu arteritis predominantly affects women. The clinical presentation is characterized by an acute phase with constitutional symptoms, followed by a chronic phase in which symptoms relate to stenosis or occlusion of vessels. We here report a rare case of Japanese male patient with a fever of unknown origin, and showed a solitary stenosis in the short segment of right axillary artery.
Takayasu 动脉炎是一种罕见的、特发性的、慢性炎症性大动脉血管炎，主要累及主动脉及其主要分支。Takayasu 动脉炎主要影响女性。临床表现为急性期伴有全身症状，随后进入慢性期，症状与血管狭窄或闭塞有关。我们在此报告一例罕见的日本男性发热待查病例，其右腋动脉短段出现单发狭窄。
