Successful spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section in an African patient with Takayasu�s arteritis

Takayasus arteritis (TA) is a rare chronic inflammatory disease affecting mainly the aorta and its main branches. We report the case of a 24-year-old primigravida, an African patient, with TA planned for caesarean section at 37 weeks of gestation. Clinically, she has involvement of aortic arch and i...

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Main Authors: Mamo Woldu Kassa, Tadele Melese Benti, Alemayehu Ginbo Bedada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Pan African Medical Journal 2018-08-01
Series:The Pan African Medical Journal
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Online Access: https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/30/281/pdf/281.pdf