Arteritis: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
Takayasu’s arteritis sponsored by arteritis named Tikasu is a rare disease that mainly occurs in young women and affects great arteries, such as: aorta (aorta), coronary arts and pulmonary arteries (pulmonary arteries). This inflammation causes blockage or narrowing of the artery, the loss of pulse rate, or its weakness in the hands, in addition to high blood pressure in the bones compared to blood pressure. This disease is wider in the countries in the far -east. Symptoms of arteritis include clinical symptoms of the following: Night sweat. Weight loss. Anorexia. Weakness. Muscle and joint pain. The appearance of red signs on the skin and a butterfly rash in the face. Causes and factors of the risk of arteritis caused by an unknown takasu inflammation, and the guess there is that there is a connection between the rise of tract touro and bacterial pollution, but there is no scientific support for this guess, and tracto arteriosis can be caused by an immune imbalance. Risk factors are one of the most important factors that can cause arteritis: girls are more likely to have male infection. Less than 40 years old. Genetic factors. Asian breed. Complications of arteritis are one of the most important complications of arteritis: pericarditis. Carotis Artteria in the neck and arteries in the vertebrae that cause complications in the nerves, such as: reflect in vision confusion. dizziness. headache. Loss of consciousness. Cerebscular Accident – CVA. High blood pressure. Heart failure. Heart disease. Diagnosis of arteritis diagnosis of arterial infection is done by the following: A blood test: To ensure that there is inflammation. Angiography: It shows the veins. MRI: The investigation is added information on the arterial status of the patient. The disease can be a killer, but early diagnosis, treatment of the disease by medication or by surgery, increases the possibility that the patient survives. Treatment of arteritis includes the treatment of integrated therapeutic methods: 1. Surgery can be performed for damaged vascular repair and removal of narrowing. 2. Drug therapy is done by anti -inflammatory drugs, and one of the most important medicines approved is: Corticosteroids, such as: Prednison. Aspirin. Methotrexate. Prevention of arteritis There is no proven way to prevent disease.