Open AccessPregnancy with active Takayasu’s arteritis: A medical challenge
Author(s) -
Manu Goyal,
Agrawal Neha,
Pratibha Singh,
Bhandari Shafaq
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of gynecological research and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2581-5288
DOI - 10.17352/jgro.000093
Subject(s) - pregnancy , medicine , takayasu arteritis , arteritis , vasculitis , takayasu's arteritis , fetal growth , fetus , obstetrics , disease , genetics , biology
Takayasu arteritis is a large vessel vasculitis, and very rare in occurrence with pregnancy. It usually complicates the latter half of pregnancy and causes hypertension, organ dysfunction, fetal growth restriction. Its management during pregnancy is a medical challenge.
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