Abstract
The authors discuss the diagnostic and therapeutic implication regarding the clinical case of a young woman with hypertension due to atypical coarctation type Takayasu arteritis with impressive stenosis of renal arteries, of the proximal segment of celiac tripod and of superior mesenteric artery.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Amlodipine / administration & dosage
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Amlodipine / therapeutic use
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Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / administration & dosage
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Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / therapeutic use
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents / administration & dosage
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use
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Antihypertensive Agents / administration & dosage
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Antihypertensive Agents / therapeutic use
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Female
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Hospitalization
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Humans
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Hypertension, Renovascular / etiology
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Prednisone / administration & dosage
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Prednisone / therapeutic use
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Radiography, Abdominal
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Radiography, Thoracic
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Ramipril / administration & dosage
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Ramipril / therapeutic use
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Renal Artery Obstruction / complications
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Renal Artery Obstruction / etiology
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Takayasu Arteritis / complications*
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Takayasu Arteritis / diagnostic imaging
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Takayasu Arteritis / drug therapy
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Time Factors
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Treatment Outcome
Substances
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Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents
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Antihypertensive Agents
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Amlodipine
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Ramipril
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Prednisone