Takayasu arteritis a cause of hypertensive disorder of pregnancy: a case report

Takayasu arteritis a cause of hypertensive disorder of pregnancy: a case report

Abstract Background Takayasu arteritis is a rare, chronic, granulomatous systemic vasculitis of unknown etiology and a few cases have been reported in pregnancy. In pregnancies concomitant with Takayasu arteritis or after diagnosis, Takayasu arteritis negatively affects pregnancy by increasing 13-fo...

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Main Authors: Jesus Lumbreras-Marquez, Roberto Arturo Castillo-Reyther, Salvador De-la-Maza-Labastida, Fernando Vazquez-Alaniz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Refractory hypertension
Takayasu arteritis
Hypertensive disorder in pregnancy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-017-1534-6

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