Late Diagnosis of Takayasu’s Arteritis Despite Multiple Unheeded Clues: A Lesson to Learn

Lee Yee Lim, Kuan Yee Lim, Nusrah Abd Rashid, Thai Yiung Wong and Wan Najwa Zaini Wan Mohamed

Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital II, Malaysia
Department of Medicine, The National University of Malaysia Medical Centre, Malaysia
Department of Radiology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital II, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

^*Correspondance to: Lee Yee Lim 

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Abstract:

Takayasu’s arteritis is a large vessel vasculitis which affects the aorta and its major branches. The mean age of onset is approximately 30 years, with fewer than 15% of cases in the age group above 40 years. The diagnosis of Takayasu’s arteritis can be challenging without a proper clinical suspicion and acumen. We report a case of Takayasu’s arteritis diagnosed in a 63-year-old lady who presented with heart failure despite an obvious blood pressure discrepancy in her previous seven pregnancies.

Keywords:

Takayasu’s arteritis; Blood pressure discrepancy; Computed tomography aortogram

Cite the Article:

Lim LY, Lim KY, Rashid NA, Wong TY, Wan Mohamed WNZ. Late Diagnosis of Takayasu’s Arteritis Despite Multiple Unheeded Clues: A Lesson to Learn. Clin Case Rep Int. 2021; 5: 1216..