Takayasu arteritis

Takayasu Arteritis is a vasculitis of the giant cell type which affects young people. Complications of this disease can include myocardial infarction, stroke, limb loss, renal failure, and mesenteric ischemia. A case study demonstrates some of the complexities of diagnosis and treatment for this condition. Nursing care should be directed toward the alteration in tissue perfusion, prevention of infection in a patient on immunosuppressive therapy, and a variety of potential problems with coping.