Pulmonary artery aneurysm in a young female with Takayasu arteritis.
Pitchaporn YingchoncharoenNouran EshakJerapas ThongpiyaJuthipong BenjanuwattraMahmoud Hassan AbdelnabiPublished in: Clinical case reports (2023)
Takayasu arteritis (TA) should be suspected in young women presented with hypertension, carotidynia, and claudications. Pulmonary artery involvement is frequent, occurring in 20%-50% of patients with TA. However, this case highlights the rare presentation of TA with a large pulmonary aneurysm and minimal aortic involvement. Medical management including immunosuppressive agents and biological therapies remains an important role, with vascular intervention remains as an option if medical therapy failed.