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01.10.2013 | Short Communication
Intra-muscular arteries are also affected in Takayasu’s arteritis
verfasst von:
Zhi-Wei Wang, Song-Hua Li, Yong-Wei Yu, Sheng-Ming Dai
Erschienen in:
Rheumatology International
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Ausgabe 10/2013
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Abstract
Takayasu’s arteritis (TA) is a chronic vasculitis, primarily affecting large vessels, such as the aorta and its main branches. Several reports suggest that the vascular inflammatory process is not always confined to large vessels. Here, a new case of vasculitis in intra-muscular arteries associated with TA is reported. This case provides further support for the idea that TA also involves small arterial vessels.