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What are large vessel vasculitis?

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Takayasu arteritis /Pulseless disease (aorta and its major branches, localized to a portion of the affected vessel, pan-aortitis, <30 year of age, many types, I affected vessels are branches of aorta, IIa are ascending aorta, arch and branches, IIb ascending aorta, branches, arch and thoracic descending aorta, III thoracic and abdomina aorta, IV abdominal and renal aorta, V all together) Giant Cell Arteritis/ Horton's disease/ Temporal Arteritis (aorta and its main branches predilection of carotid including superficial temporal arteries, age >50 years, high inflammatory markers, constitutional symptoms, headache, jaw claudication, eye diploplia, loss of vision, neuropathy, polymyalgia rheumatica) Other forms (no specific name, idiopathic isolated aortitis, part of another form of vasculitis or systemic inflammatory condition like Cogans syndrome/relapsing polychondritis)


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