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First case of childhood Takayasu arteritis from Syria: a case report.

Wafa AlwattarRawan Al KhudariJudy NaamehJia BathaRaghad AlmajzoubBasheer Khalil
Published in: Journal of medical case reports (2021)
There is scarcity of reviews and studies on childhood Takayasu arteritis in Arabs. We aim to share our experience to keep childhood Takayasu arteritis in mind as a differential diagnosis in any child presenting with hypertension, absent or reduced peripheral arterial pulse, or blood pressure differences between extremities.
Keyphrases
  • blood pressure
  • early life
  • childhood cancer
  • hypertensive patients
  • heart rate
  • mental health
  • type diabetes
  • case report
  • young adults
  • metabolic syndrome
  • soft tissue
  • blood glucose
  • case control
  • meta analyses