Takayasu's arteritis

ABSTRACT

Two patients with takayasu's arteritis are described in whom the diagnosis was proven only on arteriography. The first patient was a young male who presented with fever of unknown origin. The only abnormal physical finding was feeble pulses in the upper limbs, which disappeared completely in the next few days. The second patient, a young female, had a history of fever, arthralgia and pain in the arms on using them. In both cases laboratory tests were not particularly helpful but arteriography showed typical appearance of Takayasu's arteritis. Both cases showed immediate improvement on treatment with prednisolone