Transient ischemic attack as the initial presentation of Takayasu arteritis in a young woman: A case report

Abstract

Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a challenging chronic inflammatory vasculitis of large vessels with unknown etiology. It usually affects the aorta and its main branches and in few cases it affects other arteries like pulmonary and coronary. We report a case of a young woman with transient ischemic attack (TIA) as the initial presentation followed later by ischemic limb syndrome and then ischemic stroke. Lack of specific diagnostic biomarkers for this disease makes early diagnosis and treatment challenging.

Keywords

• takayasu arteritis
• flair
• dwi
• azathioprine
• large vessel
• vasculitis
• carotid artery
• middle cerebral artery
• frontal-parietal lobe
• occlusion