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Takayasu's aortitis with renovascular hypertension
Author(s) -
Ivarsson SA,
Bergqvist D,
Lundström NR,
Maly E,
Nilsson KO,
Wattsgård C
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1992.tb12173.x
Subject(s) - medicine , renovascular hypertension , aortitis , takayasu arteritis , reconstructive surgery , surgery , cardiology , disease , blood pressure , aorta , vasculitis
We report a case of Takayasu's disease with severe renovascular hypertension in a girl from Eritrea. In the “burn‐out” phase after the erythrocyte sedimentation rate had normalized, reconstructive vascular surgery was performed as further progression of the disease seemed unlikely. However, probably due to her growth, the graft rotated and a second operation was successfully performed.