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Case Reports
. 2019 Jul 1;11(7):e5058.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.5058.

Total Occlusion of Abdominal Aorta in Takayasu Arteritis

Rafiullah Jan  1 , Salman Zahid  2 , Syed M Owais  2 , Fahad Khan  3 , Zahid A Awan  1
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Case Reports

Total Occlusion of Abdominal Aorta in Takayasu Arteritis

Rafiullah Jan et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

Takayasu arteritis is a type of large vessel vasculitis that mainly affects the aorta and its major branches. The disease can have a myriad of manifestations ranging from non-specific symptoms of low-grade fever and weight loss to lower limb claudication. A 21-year-old woman presented with uncontrolled hypertension for the last six months. The CT aortogram revealed total occlusion of the abdominal aorta with collateral vessels formed by the right and left internal mammary artery. We present a case of Takayasu arteritis in a 21-year-old woman with complete obstruction of the abdominal aorta. She was treated only with oral medications. The associated review of the literature is also discussed.

Keywords: abdominal aorta; claudication; takayasu arteritis.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Computed tomography aortogram showing total occlusion of the abdominal aorta
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Figure 2. Computed tomography aortogram showing collateral vessels formed by the right and left internal mammary artery
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