Vega-Cornejo Gabriel, Meza-Beltrán Jigal
Servicio de Reumatología Pediátrica, Hospital General de Occidente, Guadalajara, México.
Servicio de Reumatología Pediátrica, Hospital General de Occidente, Guadalajara, México.
Reumatol Clin. 2015 May-Jun;11(3):174-6. doi: 10.1016/j.reuma.2014.06.008. Epub 2014 Dec 16.
Takayasu Arteritis is a vasculitis that affects the aorta, and its large branches, including renal, coronary and pulmonary arteries. This is a case report of a newborn who had early onset sepsis, vascular imaging reported aneurysms in the thoracic and abdominal aorta, with decreased distal pulses, a blood pressure difference >10 mmHg and angiographic changes, integrating the diagnose of Takayasu's Arteritis.