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Hipertensão arterial pulmonar e acidente vascular encefálico em paciente com Arterite de Takayasu Pulmonary arterial hypertension and cerebrovascular disease in patient with Takayasu Arteritis

Authors :
Carlos Frederico Rodrigues Parchen
Carolina de Souza Müller
Salun Aragão
Eduardo Santos Paiva
Sebastião Radominski
Source :
Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia, Vol 46, Iss 6, Pp 428-431 (2006)
Publication Year :
2006
Publisher :
Sociedade Brasileira de Reumatologia, 2006.

Abstract

Arterite de Takayasu (AT) é uma doença rara caracterizada por vasculite dos grandes vasos, principalmente aorta e seus ramos. A inflamação vascular leva a irregularidades na parede do vaso, causando estenoses e aneurismas. O envolvimento da artéria pulmonar (AP) é freqüente na AT. Apesar disso, o desenvolvimento de hipertensão arterial pulmonar (HAP) é menos comum, alterando o tratamento e o prognóstico dos pacientes. Descrevemos um caso de uma paciente com AT com estenoses múltiplas em artérias pulmonares, HAP e doença cerebrovascular, além de revisão de literatura sobre o assunto.Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a rare illness characterized by vasculitis of great vessels, mainly of aorta and its branches. The vascular inflammation leads to irregularities of the vessel wall causing stenosis and aneurysms. The pulmonary artery (PA) involvement is frequent in TA. Despite this, the development of pulmonary arterial hypertension is less common, modifying the treatment and the prognosis of the patients. We describe a case of a patient with TA with multiple stenosis in pulmonary arteries, pulmonary arterial hypertension and cerebrovascular disease, as well as review of the literature on the subject.

Details

Language :
English, Spanish; Castilian, Portuguese
ISSN :
04825004 and 18094570
Volume :
46
Issue :
6
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.5968c8dd09cf4bc2bd36c678026c6a23
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0482-50042006000600013