Hypertension is not a disease of the left arm: a difficult diagnosis of hypertension in Takayasu's arteritis

被引:7
作者
Banks, MJ [1 ]
Erb, N [1 ]
George, P [1 ]
Pace, A [1 ]
Kitas, GD [1 ]
机构
[1] Guest Hosp, Dept Rheumatol, Dudley DY1 4SE, W Midlands, England
关键词
Takayasu's arteritis;
D O I
10.1038/sj.jhh.1001247
中图分类号
R6 [外科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100210 ;
摘要
Hypertension and its cause may be missed by failure to measure blood pressure in both arms. We report a case of Takayasu's arteritis where diagnostic confusion arose because there was a failure to detect a difference in blood pressure between the arms.
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页码:573 / 575
页数:3
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