Takayasu’s Arteritis Presenting With Fever and Hemoptysis
Takayasu’s arteritis (TA) is a rare, systemic, inflammatory large-vessel vasculitis of unknown etiology resulting in a granulomatous inflammation of the aorta and its major branches. It most commonly affects the women of childbearing age. Pulmonary artery involvement is very rare. We, hereby, report...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2019-01-01
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Series: | The Journal of Association of Chest Physicians |
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Online Access: | http://www.jacpjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2320-8775;year=2019;volume=7;issue=1;spage=23;epage=25;aulast=Chatterjee |