Takayasu arteritis

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Pulseless disease

• Arm weakness or pain with use
• Chest pain
• Dizziness
• Fatigue
• Fever
• Light-headedness
• Muscle or joint pain
• Skin rash
• Night sweats
• Vision changes
• Weight loss

• Decreased radial pulses (at the wrist)
• Difference in blood pressure between the two arms
• High blood pressure (hypertension)

There may also be signs of inflammation (pericarditis or pleuritis).

Tests:

• Arteriogram
• Angiogram
• Complete blood count (CBC)
• C-reactive protein (CRP)
• Electrocardiogram (ECG)
• Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
• Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA)
• Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
• Ultrasound
• X-ray of the chest

Review Date: 02/05/2010
Reviewed By: Mark James Borigini, MD, Rheumatologist in the Washington, DC Metro area. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org).

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