Takayasu arteritis

Alternative names:

pulseless disease

Symptoms:

• fever
• fatigue
• decreased or absent radial pulses
• rash

Signs and tests:

There may be signs of inflammation of the lining around the heart (pericarditis) or inflammation of the lining of the lungs (pleuritis). Other findings include:

• high blood pressure (hypertension)
• decreased radial pulses (at the wrist) with normal femoral pulses (groin)

Tests:

• CBC
• ESR or ZSR (similar to an ESR only quicker with less accurate results)
• immunoelectrophoresis - serum
• ANA
• X-ray of the chest
• arteriogram
• ECG