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Unusual presentation of more common disease/injury
Abdominal angina: an unusual presentation of Takayasu’s arteritis
Summary
Takayasu’s arteritis (TA) is an idiopathic large vessel vasculitis of young adults that affects the aorta and its major branches. The authors hereby present a case of TA that presented with abdominal aorta thrombosis. She was put on low-molecular weight heparin, antiplatelets, corticosteroids, cyclophosphamide along with haematinics and was referred to Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery for further management.