A Case of Rapid Progressing Takayasu's Arteritis Presenting as Nausea and Vomiting at Emergency Department

Joo,  Myeong Don; Lee,  Kyung Won

J Korean Soc Emerg Med > Volume 22(2); 2011 > Article

Case Report

Journal of The Korean Society of Emergency Medicine 2011;22(2): 165-170.

A Case of Rapid Progressing Takayasu's Arteritis Presenting as Nausea and Vomiting at Emergency Department

Myeong Don Joo, Kyung Won Lee

Department of Emergency Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu, School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. emkwlee@cu.ac.kr

ABSTRACT

Takayasu's arteritis is a chronic inflammatory disease involving the aorta and the arteries arising from the aorta. The pulmonary arteries also may be involved. The inflammation leads to either stenosis and occlusion of the involved artery or formation of aneurysm or both. The arterial lesions can lead to secondary hypertension, retinopathy, cardiac involvement, cerebrovascular event. The course and prognosis of patients with Takayasu's arteritis shows wide variation. We experienced a case of rapid growing Takayasu's arteritis presenting as nausea and vomiting at emergency department, which was confirmed by computed tomography and angiography, so reported it with a review of literature.

Key words: Takayasu arteritis, Arteritis