Takayasu Hastalığı
Abstract
This article presents two cases of Takayasu’s disease (pulseless disease), a rare arteritis affecting large vessels such as the aortic arch and its branches. The first case involved a 30-year-old woman with symptoms of fatigue, visual disturbances, syncope, and absent pulse in the right upper limb. The second case concerned a 19-year-old woman experiencing headaches, transient aphasia, amaurosis, and anxiety. Clinical findings included absent radial and carotid pulses on the affected side, differential blood pressures between limbs, and abnormal retinal vasculature. Laboratory tests were largely normal except elevated ESR. Pathology is described as chronic panarteritis with inflammatory thickening and possible vessel occlusion. Treatment with anticoagulants, prednisone, and priskol provided partial improvement. The authors emphasize the need to recognize Takayasu’s syndrome as a distinct vascular condition and differentiate it from other causes of aortic arch syndrome.
Keywords
Takayasu’s disease, Arteritis, Pulseless syndrome, Aortic arch syndrome, Vascular inflammation
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