Aortoarterite Sistémica: apresentação de um caso Madhucar Talaulicar Abstract Systemic aortoarteritis of adults is an uncommon inflammatory disease of uncertain aetiopathogenesis, involving the aorta, pulmonary and temporal arteries as well as their branches.This article analyses the case of a 71-year-old man, a native of India, with symptoms suggestive of an inflammatory or consumptive disease. Positron emission [...]
Aortoarterite Sistémica: apresentação de um caso Madhucar Talaulicar Abstract Systemic aortoarteritis of adults is an uncommon inflammatory disease of uncertain aetiopathogenesis, involving the aorta, pulmonary and temporal arteries as well as their branches.This article analyses the case of a 71-year-old man, a native of India, with symptoms suggestive of an inflammatory or consumptive disease. Positron emission [...]
Takayasu’s arteritis: time for new imaging techniques Sérgio Nabais*(1), Paula Gouveia**(1), Ivone Barracha***(1), Maria João Lima***(2), António Rodrigues Dias§(1), Abel Rua§§(1) Resumo A arterite de Takayasu é uma doença inflamatória crónica e estenosante das artérias de grande e médio calibre, de etiologia desconhecida, que envolve principalmente a aorta e/ou os seus ramos principais, podendo também envolver [...]