Clinical Pearls and Myths in Vasculitis
Clinical Pearls and Myths in Vasculitis
Clinical Pearls and Myths in Vasculitis
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Takayasu’s Arteritis: PearlTA, also known as “nonspecific aortoarteritis” <strong>in</strong> themedical literature, is a protean disorder not conf<strong>in</strong>ed to thebody’s largest blood vesselsThe myocardium may also be <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> TA with histologicfeatures of an <strong>in</strong>flammatory myocarditisSome patients present with variable degrees of dilatedcardiomyopathy <strong>and</strong> congestive heart failure.