Pulseless disease case report

A case of "Pulseless Disease" in a young boy with a sudden loss of consciousness for 15 minutes followed by hemiplegia and aphasia, absence of radial pulses on both sides and unobtainable blood pressure on the upper extremities is reported. This boy improved remarkably with triamcinolone. Because no definite etiology is established and because of its response to steroids, we ventured to classify it under the disease entity of "Pulseless Disease" or Takayasus Disease which according to the present concept may be a collagen disease. (Summary)