Takayasus Arteritis

《英文msh詞典》Takayasus Arteritis
[入口詞] Takayasus Arteritis
[主題詞] Takayasu's Arteritis
[英文釋義] A thrombo-obliterative process of the great vessels stemming from the aortic arch,occurring generally in young women. Radial and carotid pulses are typically obliterated. Skin changes are due to the disturbed circulation. There may be loss of hair and atrophy of the skin and its appendages with underlying muscle atrophy. (Andrews' Diseases of the Skin,8th ed)