Rajlawot Kritisha, Thapa Sujan, Sitaula Asim, Neupane Nirmal Prasad
Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Shahid Gangalal National Heart Centre, Bansbari, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Radiol Case Rep. 2022 Jul 27;17(10):3470-3474. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2022.06.092. eCollection 2022 Oct.
Takayasu arteritis (TA) is an uncommon chronic granulomatous inflammatory disease often affecting the aorta and its branches. Early diagnosis is quite challenging due to nonspecific symptoms and unfamiliarity with the disease. We hereby present a case of a young female patient diagnosed with Type V Takayasu arteritis using several radiological imaging modalities such as color and spectral Doppler study and computed tomography angiography. A timely diagnosis of Takayasu arteritis however may improve the outcome such as irreversible target organ damage and poor prognosis with a decreased rate of complications.
高安动脉炎(TA)是一种罕见的慢性肉芽肿性炎症性疾病,常累及主动脉及其分支。由于症状不具特异性且对该疾病缺乏了解,早期诊断颇具挑战性。我们在此报告一例年轻女性患者,通过彩色和频谱多普勒研究、计算机断层扫描血管造影等多种放射影像学检查手段确诊为Ⅴ型高安动脉炎。然而,高安动脉炎的及时诊断可能改善诸如不可逆靶器官损害、预后不良及并发症发生率降低等结局。