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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2025; 35(01): 178-183
DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1788576
Case Series

Rare Presentations of Takayasu Arteritis: A Case Series

Sudipta Mondal 
1   Department of Cardiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
,
Sedhupathi Shanmugam
1   Department of Cardiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
,
Swasthi S. Kumar
1   Department of Cardiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
,
Narayanan Namboodiri
1   Department of Cardiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
,
Jayakrishnan Radhakrishnan 
2   Department of Imaging Sciences and Intervention Radiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
,
Shivanesan Pitchai
3   Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
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Abstract

Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a form of large vessel vasculitis that may lead to fibrosis, stenosis, or aneurysm formation of vessels. Its presentation varies depending on the arterial beds involved. We report 3 cases out of around 150 cases of TA with rare initial presentations of brachial plexopathy caused by an axillary artery aneurysm, complicated type A intramural hematoma, and renal artery aneurysms along with abdominothoracic TA presenting as a pulsatile abdominal mass.

Keywords

Takayasu arteritis - axillary artery aneurysm - brachial plexopathy - intramural hematoma - dissection - abdominal artery - renal artery - case series

Authors' Contributions

S.M. and S.S. contributed to conceptualization; formal analysis; writing—original draft; and writing—review and editing). S.S.K. contributed to conceptualization; investigation; and supervision. N.N., J.R., and S.P. contributed to conceptualization; formal analysis; and writing—review and editing.




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Article published online:
09 August 2024

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