Open AccessTakayasu arteritis in an HIV infected woman
Author(s) -
Guillermo Ojeda-Burgos,
Susana GómezRamírez,
Rafael Aguilar-Cuevas,
Manuel MárquezSolero
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
case reports in internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2332-7251
pISSN - 2332-7243
DOI - 10.5430/crim.v1n2p33
Subject(s) - takayasu arteritis , medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , pathological , vasculitis , arteritis , blood pressure , stroke (engine) , radiological weapon , cardiology , surgery , immunology , disease , mechanical engineering , engineering
Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a rare chronic vasculitis with particular predilection for the aorta and its major branches. The precipitant factor of the pathological immune response is generally unknown and different factors have been implicated, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. We report the case of a 46 year old woman who complained of a right hemicranial headache for a week and progressive loss of strength in the left side of the body. She was infected by HIV since 1996. After admission she progressed to hyporesponsive and hemiplegia. The absence of brachial pulse, a difference higher than 10 mmHg in the systolic blood pressure between both arms and radiological data were the criteria for the diagnosis of TA and secundary ischemic stroke