Abdominal Angina ve Kilo Kaybi ile Başvuran Takayasu Arteriti Olgusu A Case of Takayasu's Arteritis Presenting With Abdominal Angina and Weight Loss

Summary Takayasu’s arteritis is a rare disease involving inflammation in the walls of the largest arteries in the body: the aorta and its main branches. The disease results autoimmunity which causes inflammation in the arterial wall. Patient symptoms are usually non-specific and include fever, malaise and myalgia. The patient was admitted with abdominal angina and weight loss. We were able to detect a pulse only in the upper extremities. Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) revealed stenosis of the descending aorta and mesenteric artery. We diagnosed the patient with Takatasu’s arteritis. This case is presented as an example of this rare condition.