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Ischemic stroke as the first presentation of takayasu's arteritis in young male

Gouda W 1 , Alsaqabi F 2 , Alkadi A 2 , Amr HAE 3 , Moshrif A 1 , Mahdy ME 4

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Rheumatology Al-Azhar University Hospital Assiut Egypt
  • 2 Department of Rheumatology Al-Sabah Hospital Kuwait Kuwait
  • 3 Department of Radiodiagnosis Al-Razi Hospital Kuwait Kuwait
  • 4 Department of Neurology Zagazig University Hospital Zagazig Egypt
Clin Case Rep, 2020 Feb;8(2):258-261.
PMID: 32128168 DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.2527

Abstract

Takayasu's arteritis should be kept under the differential diagnosis of stroke in all young patients. Early, proper diagnosis and treatment are necessary to reduce any further progression, morbidity, and mortality rates of the disease.

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