DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2022.v10i05.021

Pages: 492-496

Takayasu's disease is a rare inflammatory arteritis of the large vessels affecting with predilection the aorta and its main branches. The presence of avascular territories, pulmonary infarcts and, in rare cases, pulmonary arterial hypertension, are the main pulmonary manifestations that can be observed, hence the interest of thoracic angioscanner. Positron emission tomography appears to be a highly sensitive tool for determining disease activity. The reference treatment includes corticosteroids associated with methotrexate in case of uncontrolled disease. Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and sometimes revascularization surgery are necessary in case of critical ischemia or threatening aneurysm.