Clinical Pearls and Myths in Vasculitis

Takayasu’s Arteritis: MythThe underpinnings of this myth relate to the striking (9:lratio) female predominance in TA and the inference that theincreased estrogen concentrations of pregnancy are likely toaggravate the illness.At the present time, however, the data available do notindicate that pregnancy exacerbates the vascularinflammation in TA