TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Takayasu Arteritis
A1  - Unizony, Sebastian
A2  - Stone, John H.
Y1  - 2021
N1  - 
T2  - Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Rheumatology, 4e
AB  - Takayasu  arteritis  (TAK)  causes  granulomatous  vasculitis  of  the  aorta,  main  aortic  branches  and  pulmonary  arteries.Preferentially  affects  young  women.Often  presents  with  absent  pulses,  extremity  claudication,  hypertension,  or  constitutional  symptoms.Erythrocyte  sedimentation  rate  and  C-reactive  protein  levels  are  usually  elevated.Definitive  diagnosis  requires  vascular  imaging  or  biopsy.Patients  respond  acutely  to  prednisone.  However,  relapse  upon  prednisone  tapering  is  common  and  glucocorticoid-sparing  immunosuppressive  drugs  are  needed  for  remission  maintenance  in  most  casesSubclinical  progression  of  arterial  damage  despite  treatment  can  be  seen  and  patients  should  undergo  periodic  imaging  surveillance.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw Hill
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/16
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1180197244
ER  -