TAKAYASU ARTERITIS PRESENTING WITH PULMONARY NECROSIS: A CASE REPORT.

Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a large vessel vasculitis seen especially in young women who may present with findings such as fever, fatigue, and weight loss. In this disease, lung consolidation or infarction secondary to lung involvement may occur. TA can mimic the other parenchyma-like diseases that we see more frequently in our daily practice because constitutional findings are at the forefront and due to consolidation as a result of lung infarction. Complications associated with chronic processes may result in increased morbidity and mortality in this disease, which often presents with delays in diagnosis. For this reason, TA should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of diseases leading to consolidation in the lung. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]