A Rare Case of Pulmonary Hypertension Due to  Takayasu�s Arteritis

Dr Prachee Deshpande; Dr Parinita Shinde; Dr Shreepad Bhat; Dr Mahesh Sudake

Volume : III, Issue : IX, September - 2013

A Rare Case of Pulmonary Hypertension Due to Takayasu�s Arteritis

Dr Prachee Deshpande, Dr Parinita Shinde, Dr Shreepad Bhat, Dr Mahesh Sudake

Abstract :

Takayasu’s arteritis also known as aortoarteritis is an inflammatory disease of the large elastic arteries occurring in the young resulting in occlusive or ectatic changes mainly in the aorta and its immediate anches as well as the pulmonary artery and its anches. Vessel inflammation leads to wall thickening, ?osis, stenosis, and thrombus formation. Symptoms reflect end organ ischemia. More acute inflammation can destroy the arterial media and lead to aneurysm formation. The exact cause is not known, though it is suggested to be due to an autoimmune response to an unknown antigen. We report a case of 47 years old female presenting with severe pulmonary hypertension, congestive cardiac failure that turned out to be a case of Takayasu’s Arteritis.