SUBCLAVIAN STEAL SYNDROME SECONDARY TO TAKAYASU’S ARTERITIS IN A YOUNG CAUCASIAN FEMALE.

DR. KSHITIJ DOMADIA; DR. N.R.RATHOD; DR.B.I.GOSWAMI; DR. MANISH N. MEHTA

Volume : V, Issue : VI, June - 2016

SUBCLAVIAN STEAL SYNDROME SECONDARY TO TAKAYASU’S ARTERITIS IN A YOUNG CAUCASIAN FEMALE.

Dr. Kshitij Domadia, Dr. N. R. Rathod, Dr. B. I. Goswami, Dr. Manish N. Mehta

Abstract :

 Takayasu’s arteritis, or “pulseless” disease is a rare, idiopathic, chronic granulomatous vasculitis that affects aorta and its major anches.Takayasu�s arteritis mostly affects young women. The current case report focuses on an Indian rural young girl who had an attack of syncope followed by chest pain. Discrepancy in peripheral pulsations in both upper limbs and the right achial artery BP (blood pressure) measurement not being possible, gave a hint towards the diagnosis of Takayasu’s arteritis and further investigations were carried out. With Takayasu�s Arteritis being a rare condition and its acute phase presentation often similar to other conditions, diagnosis is often difficult