Takayasu arteritis
A large vessel vasculitis affecting the aorta and its branches. It usually affects young females. It causes vascular obstruction, resulting in asymmetric pulses.
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Case Conclusion Thanks for all answers. The correct answer is B Polyarteritis nodosa.This patient's clinical presentation is most consistent with a mononeuritis multiplex affecting tge rt radial nerve and left perennial nerves.Mononeurit...
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