Ischemic stroke as the first clinical manifestation of an initially undiagnosed case of Takayasu arteritis in a young woman from Ethiopia: A case report
Takayasu arteritis (TAK) is a rare large-vessel vasculitis of unknown etiology that leads to arterial wall thickening, stenosis, and occlusion, which may complicate cerebrovascular ischemic events. Ischemic stroke is a potentially devastating complication of TAK at a young age, but the occurrence is...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2024-04-01
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| Series: | SAGE Open Medical Case Reports |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X241241190 |