A Case of Pulmonary Artery Involvement as the First Manifestation of Takayasu's Arteritis / 결핵
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
; : 677-682, 2004.
Article
en Ko
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| ID: wpr-106169
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WPRO
ABSTRACT
Takayasu's arteritis is a chronic inflammatory disease that primarily affects large vessels, such as the aorta and its main branches. Pulmonary artery is often involved in Takayasu's arteritis, but only a few cases have been reported in which pulmonary artery involvement occurred as the initial clinical manifestation. We report one patient who was referred to our institution with the provisional diagnosis of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension and subsequently diagnosed with Takayasu's arteritis involving the pulmonary artery.
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Asunto principal:
Aorta
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Arteria Pulmonar
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Arteritis de Takayasu
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Diagnóstico
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Hipertensión Pulmonar
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
Ko
Revista:
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Año:
2004
Tipo del documento:
Article