Abstract

TAKAYASU ARTERITIS (TAK) PRESENTING WITH RARE TRIGEMINAL NEURALG

Yoshita Gupta*, Ajay Kumar, Aman Kushwaha, Madhumati Verma and Gurusha Bahl

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Abstract

With a female-to-male ratio of three to one, Takayasu arteritis, also known as large vessel vasculitis, mostly affects the aorta and it’s branches. Even during the first stage, Takayasu arteritis might manifest as a fever that has no known etiology. Carotidynia which is neck pain and, sometimes, additional thoracic and dorsal discomfort—are symptoms of the second phase, which starts with mural inflammation in the major arteries. The third stage is called the late stage, and it is marked by sporadic extremities claudication, arterial bruits, and weak or nonexistent pulses. Trigeminal neuralgia is a recurrent attack of intense, lancinating pain that is localized to a few small areas of the face and serves as it’s defining characteristic. A 59-year-old female patient was admitted to the general medicine ward with the primary complaints of widespread weakness, numbness, and tingling in the left face, arm, or leg, blue color discoloration over the hands or fingertips when exposed to cold for 2-3 years, and constipation. Therefore, the doctor has come to the conclusion that this is a unusual case of Takayasu arteritis with trigeminal neuralgia. The patient has been diagnosed medically and is being treatment is provided accordingly.

Keywords: Takayasu arteritis, vasculitis, carotidynia, Trigeminal neuralgia.