Open AccessTakayasu arteritis
Author(s) -
Sidor Mišović,
Miroljub Drasković,
Miodrag Jevtić,
Momir Šarac
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
medicinski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1820-7383
pISSN - 0025-8105
DOI - 10.2298/mpns0502073m
Subject(s) - medicine , takayasu arteritis , arteritis , dermatology , vasculitis , disease
Giovanni Battista Mlorgani reported the first case with Takayasu arteritis (TA) in 1761. The disease affects the aortic arch and large blood vessels. It is found in every race and in every age-group, predominantly in female population aged 20-40 years. There are four types of TA: type I affects blood vessels of aortic arch: Type II is syndrome of middle aorta (thoracal and abdominal aorta); Type III affects aortic arch and abdominal aorta; Type IV affects pulmonary artery.