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ArticleCureus2023

An Interesting Case of Takayasu Arteritis With Acute Bilateral Pulmonary Thromboembolism.

Jolsana Augustine, Mohammed Harriss, Yogeeswari Satyanarayanan

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors.

Jolsana AugustinePulmonology, Medcare Hospital Sharjah, Sharjah, ARE.
Mohammed HarrissPulmonology, Medcare Hospital Sharjah, Sharjah, ARE.
Yogeeswari SatyanarayananCardiology, Medcare Hospital Sharjah, Sharjah, ARE.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Takayasu arteritis (TA) is an autoimmune vasculitis with unknown etiology. It can have varied presentations ranging from nonspecific symptoms to florid vasculitic symptoms. Awareness of the complications of this disease is also vital in managing patients who are already diagnosed with TA. We present the interesting case of a middle-aged woman, diagnosed case of TA who presented with an acute pulmonary embolism masquerading as an acute lower respiratory infection. Delayed diagnosis or misdiagnosis of acute major thromboembolism can be fatal. There needs to be a high index of suspicion from the clinician's end to reach a diagnosis and prompt intervention.

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acute pulmonary embolismcomputed tomographic angiographylarge vessel vasculitispulseless diseasetakayasu arterititsthromboembolism

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PMID38034186
PMCPMC10685052

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