A Case of Takayasu's Arteritis.

Lee, Jong Hoon; Oh, Joon Sup

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1986;27(5):891-895.
Published online May 1, 1986.

A Case of Takayasu's Arteritis.

Jong Hoon Lee, Joon Sup Oh

Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Keimyung University, Daegu, Korea.

Takayasu 동맥염 1예

오준섭(Joon Seop Oh),이종훈(Jong Hoon Lee)

Abstract

A 27-year-old woman had a cataract in the left eye and absent radial pulses in both upper extremities. Fundus examination of the right eye disclosed arteriovenous anastomosis about the disc and segmentation of venous blood column. Aortogram revealed complete obstruction of brachiocephalic, left common carotid and left subclavian arteries, which were the branches of aortic arch. Takayasu's arteritis is an uncommon disorder which causes obliteration of branches of aortic arch and pulmonary artery. Its characteristics are absence of pulsation in the upper extremities and arteriovenous anastomosis around the disc. It affects mainly young females and its etiology is uncertain.