A Case of Idiopathic Takayasu's Arteritis - Experience of Successful Treatment -

Na, So Young; Kang, Hee Gyung; Ha, Il Soo; Kim, In One; Cheong, Hae Il; Choi, Yong

J Korean Soc Pediatr Nephrol > Volume 6(1); 2002 > Article

J Korean Soc Pediatr Nephrol 2002;6(1): 114-119.

특발성 Takayasu's arteritis - 활동기의 치료경험 1례 -

나소영, 강희경, 하일수, 김인원, 정해일, 최용

¹서울대학교 의과대학 소아과학 교실
²서울대학교 의과대학 소아과학 교실
³서울대학교 의과대학 소아과학 교실
⁴서울대학교 의과대학 소아 진단방사선과학 교실
⁵서울대학교 의과대학 소아과학 교실
⁶서울대학교 의과대학 소아과학 교실

A Case of Idiopathic Takayasu's Arteritis - Experience of Successful Treatment -

So Young Na, Hee Gyung Kang, Il Soo Ha, In One Kim, Hae Il Cheong, Yong Choi

¹Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University, College of Medicine
²Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University, College of Medicine
³Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University, College of Medicine
⁴Department of Radiology, Seoul National University, College of Medicine
⁵Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University, College of Medicine
⁶Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University, College of Medicine

ABSTRACT

Takayasu's arteritis(TA) is a chronic idiopathic vasculitis mainly involving the aorta and its main branches, such as brachiocephalic, carotid, subclavian, vertebral and renal arteries, as well as coronary and pulmonary arteries The clinical features usually reflect limb or organ ischemia resulting from gradual stenosis of involved arteries. We experienced a case of idiopathic Takayasu's arteritis with negative tuberculin test involving multiple main branch arteries at active stage without pulse. We treated this patient with combined therapy of steroid and azathioprine, with remission of disease activity. (J Korean Soc Pediatr Nephrol 2002 ;6 : 114-9)

Key words: Active Takayasu's arteritis | Negative tuberculin test | Pulseless