Tesnim Besbes
University Hospital of Sahloul Sousse, Tunisia
Title: Takayasu arteritis presenting as preeclampsia and postpartum persistent high blood pressure: Case report
Biography
Biography: Tesnim Besbes
Abstract
Takayasu arteritis is a chronic inflammatory disease and a common etiology for abdominal aortic coarctation. Hypertension is a frequent clinical manifestation and treatment is warranted to prevent major complications. This is a case of a 29-year-old woman with solitary kidney presenting with preeclampsia and diagnosed with Takayasu arteritis. Lesions included abdominal aortic coarctation, poststenotic aneurysm and severe renal artery stenosis. The patient was managed by surgical approach, postoperative period was uneventful and symptoms improved dramatically.