Rare Presentations of Takayasu Arteritis: A Case Series

Abstract

Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a form of large vessel vasculitis that may lead to fibrosis, stenosis, or aneurysm formation of vessels. Its presentation varies depending on the arterial beds involved. We report 3 cases out of around 150 cases of TA with rare initial presentations of brachial plexopathy caused by an axillary artery aneurysm, complicated type A intramural hematoma, and renal artery aneurysms along with abdominothoracic TA presenting as a pulsatile abdominal mass.

Keywords

• Takayasu arteritis
• axillary artery aneurysm
• brachial plexopathy
• intramural hematoma
• dissection
• abdominal artery
• renal artery
• case series