• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제55권7호
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• pp.254-258
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• 2012

Takayasu arteritis is a chronic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology primarily affecting the aorta and its major branches and usually occurring in the second or third decade of life. Here, we report a case of Takayasu arteritis in a 10-month-old patient. The infant presented with signs of congestive heart failure and severe aortic regurgitation. Echocardiography and computed tomography angiography showed an abnormally dilated thoracic and abdominal aorta. The infant was initially treated with prednisolone, followed by commissuroplasty of the aortic valve but neither approach ameliorated the heart failure. The patient was eventually treated with a mechanical aortic valve replacement surgery at the age of 12 months, and her condition stabilized. Although unusual, this case indicates that the diagnosis of Takayasu arteritis should be considered in children with unexplained systemic symptoms, aortic valve regurgitation, and heart failure. Because severe aortic regurgitation may be a fatal complication of Takayasu arteritis, early aortic valve replacement surgery should be considered, even in very young children.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.255-257
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• 2007

Giant cell arteritis, which is also referred to as temporal arteritis, is defined as a systemic vasculitis in individuals over 50 years of age. Here, we report a case of giant cell arteritis combined with oculomotor nerve palsy. An 81-year old female patient experienced a headache for 10 days in her left temporoparietal area, that was characterized by a continuous dull ache and heaviness with intermittent shooting and lancinating pain. Her symptoms persisted in spite of receiving strong analgesics in another hospital. Upon physical examination, she was found to have marked tenderness over the left temporal area, especially along the path of the temporal artery as well as limitation of adduction, supraduction and infraduction of the left eyeball. At the time of admission, her erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C-reactive protein (CRP) were 52 mm/hr and 3.94 mg/dl. In addition her brain MRI revealed no specific findings. Giant cell arteritis was suspected based on the clinical symptoms and signs as well as the elevated ESR and CRP. Oral steroid therapy started was started with an initial dose of 40 mg of prednisolone per day that was gradually tapered to 5 mg a day for 2 weeks. Her headache subsided one day after the steroid therapy and oculomotor nerve palsy was markedly improved after 2 weeks of the therapy. After 2 months she had recovered completely from her symptoms.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제34권11호
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• pp.870-874
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• 2001

Takayasu 동맥염은 만성 비특이성 동맥염으로 젊은 여자에 호발하며 대동맥궁의 분지 혈관이나 신동맥 등 여러 혈관들을 광범위하게 침범하여 폐쇄를 일으키는 질환으로 알려져 있다. 최근 나이가 많은 52세의 여자 환자에서 신동맥 이하의 복부 대동맥에만 국한적으로 침범하여 삭did(cord-like) 폐쇄를 일으킨 Takayasu 동맥염의 비교적 드문 예를 경험하고 18mm PTFE(polytetrafluoroethylene) 인조혈관을 이용하여 하행 흉부 대동맥과 총장골동맥 분기 직상부 복부 대동맥 사이에 측단 우회술을 시행하여 좋은 결과를 얻었기에 보고한다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제34권12호
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• pp.944-947
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• 2001

Takayasu 동맥염에서 관상동맥의 침범은 비교적 드물게 나타나며 일단 동반되면 치명적이지만 외과적으로 교정될 수 있는 질환이다. 환자는 28세 여자로 내원 2개월 전부터 발생한 심계항진을 동반한 어지럼증 및 두통과 좌상지의 파행(claudication)을 주소로 내원하였다. 대동맥조영술 및 관상동맥조영술 시행 결과 양측 관상동맥 개구부 협착을 동반한 Takayasu 동맥염으로 진단되어 복재정맥을 이용한 첨포이식편(patch graft)으로 양측 관상동맥 개구부 성형술을 받은 후 별 다른 문제없이 퇴원하였다. 이에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• 대한장애인치과학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.36-38
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• 2013

Takayasu's arteritis 환자의 치과 치료 시 침습적인 치과 술식 전 심내막염 가능성을 고려하여 예방적 항생제를 투여한다. 복용 약물에 의해 치은증식이 발생할 수 있으므로 약물의 적용에 관한 의과적 자문이 필요하다.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.114-119
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• 2002

다카야스 동맥염은 주로 대동맥과 대동맥의 주분지를 침범하는 만성 혈관염으로 자가면역질환의 일종으로 생각되며 우리나라에서는 결핵과 관련된 예 들이 주로 보고되어 있다 저자들은 특발성으로 대동맥과 그의 주분지들을 모두 침범하여 심한 허혈성 증상과 상지의 무맥현상을 보였던 중증의 다카야스 동맥염 1례를 진단하고 스테로이드와 세포독성약제의 병합요법으로 치료하여 증상의 관해를 경험하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제57권2호
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• pp.188-192
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• 2004

폐동맥만을 침범한 타카야수 동맥염은 매우 드물고 폐혈전증과 동반되어 갑상선기능항진증으로 증상이 악화된 경우를 경험하였기에 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.267-273
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• 1996

저자들은 최근 다발성 폐동맥 폐쇄를 동반한 Takayasu 동맥염 1예을 경험하였기에 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.320-323
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• 1995

We report a case of recurred Takayasu,s arteritis.The patient was 28-year-old female underwent aorto-left common carotid and aorto-left subclavian bypass graft replacement 1 year ago.Unfortunately, she was readmitted because of newly developing angina and both eye claudication severe headache. Aorto-coronary angiogram showed complete obstruction of left common carotid artery ,stenosis of right carotid artery bifurcation and ostial stenosis of right coronary artery.Bilateral carotid arteries bypass graft with great saphenous vein and right coronary artery bypass graft with right internal mammary artery were done at same the time and she discharged after 21 days without any problem.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.171-176
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• 1987

Takayasu`s arteritis is one of chronic inflammatory disease characteristically involving the aorta and its major branches. Symptoms and signs of the disease are various depending on the involved area. We experienced a surgical case of Takayasu`s arteritis mainly involving both renal arteries with renovascular hypertension in a 13 year old girl. Hypertension was not controlled by medical treatment including diuretics and captopril [160/140 mmHg]. Aortogram showed severely stenosed right renal artery, nearly obstructed left renal artery and not visulalized superior mesenteric artery. Angioplasty was performed for the right renal artery but aorta-renal bypass graft with greater saphenous vein was inevitable for the left renal artery. Blood pressure was controlled sufficiently with some adjunct of captopril postoperatively [130/90 mmHg]. While the patient was discharged with much improvement, she was lost follow up and died of not identified definitive cause 3 months later.