Takayasu arteritis : the role of multimodality imaging

Abstract EN

Takayasu arteritis is a rare, chronic granulomatous inflammatory disease of the large arteries.

The disease mainly affects females of reproductive age.

Patients present with a wide range of non-specific symptoms.

Diagnosis mainly relies on imaging features as laboratory investigations are non-specific.

We present a case of a 31-year-old Indian female who presented with chest pain and uncontrolled hypertension.

Chest X-ray revealed aneurysmal thoracic aorta, which prompted further diagnostic investigations and was ultimately diagnosed as type V Takayasu arteritis.

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