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KMID : 0882419730160050339
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Korean Journal of Medicine
1973 Volume.16 No. 5 p.339 ~ p.345
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Three Cases of Takayasu`s Arteritis
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Cho Bo-Youn
Kim Young-Kun
Choe Kang-Won
Min Hun-Ki
Lee Mun-Ho
Han Man-Chung
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Abstract
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Three cases of Takayasu´s arteritis were experienced in Seoul National University Hospital. The first case 38-year-old woman was suffered from intermittent suboccipital headache and dizziness for ten years. Recently she noticed hypertension and weak left radial pulse. Laboratory data revealed increased E. S.R. and ?2 and ?-globlin in serum electrophoresis. Aortogram showed obstruction of the left subclavian artery, narrowing of the abdominal aorta and obstruction of the right renal artery.She was treated by prednisolone with symptomatic improvement. The second case 57-year-old woman´ was admitted because of convulsion and unconsciousness. She had no left radial pulse and had right hemiplegia. Her consciousness was returned to normal spontaneously on the 5 th hospital day and hemiplegia was also completely recovered on the 7th hospital day. Aortogram showed obstruction of the left subclavian artery and narrowing of the right subclavian artery. The third case 18-year-old female wass suffered from headache, dizziness and intermittent claudication of the lower extremities. Her B. P. was 180/100 and both femoral, and popliteal arteries were not, palpated. Aortogram showed diffuse narrowing of the abdominal aorta and common iliac artery.
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