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TAKAYASU'S DISEASE ASSOCIATED WITH GENERALISED AMYLOIDOSIS
Author(s) -
GRAHAM A. N.,
DELAHUNT B.,
RENOUF J. J.,
AUSTAD W. I.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 0004-8291
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1985.tb04050.x
Subject(s) - medicine , amyloidosis , regurgitation (circulation) , cardiology , nephrotic syndrome , aortic valve , ascending aorta , aortic valve regurgitation , heart failure , aorta
A case of Takayasu's disease in a young Caucasian female is described. The major complications which developed over the ten year course of the disease include nephrotic syndrome, severe refractory hypertension, aortic valve regurgitation associated with aneurysmal dilatation of the ascending aorta, and recurrent congestive heart failure. Amyloid deposits have been demonstrated in the aorta, atrial appendage, aortic valve, and renal cortex. The association of amyloidosis and Takayasu's disease is discussed. (Aust NZ J Med 1985; 15: 343–345.)