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Vascular involvement during the disease course of our patients as investigated by imaging studies. |
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| At diagnosis |
On treatment (2–5 years after diagnosis) |
During a disease flare |
At last visit |
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| Patient 1 |
Echodoppler: thrombosis left subclavian artery, left carotid thickening |
Echodoppler: stability of previous findings |
Echodoppler: After 6 years thickening of left carotid artery |
Echodoppler: stability of left carotid thickening |
| Angiography -reduction left subclavian artery diameter without thrombosis, hypoplastic left carotid without parietal lesions |
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| Patient 2 |
angioMRI: thrombosis left common carotid artery, stenosis left subclavian artery, stenosis of the brachiocephalic artery, thrombosis descending thoracic aorta, right renal artery thrombosis and stenosis. |
Echodoppler: (after surgery): patency of left carotid and carotid trunk |
No flares |
angioMRI: normal visualization of the brachiocephalic trunk and right internal carotid artery |
| Echodoppler: left carotid thrombosis, left subclavian stenosis, tronc brachiocephalic trunk stenosis |
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| Patient 3 |
Angiography: left subclavian stenosis, abdominal aortic stenosis, superior mesenteric artery stenosis, bilateral renal artery stenosis |
Echodoppler: stability subclavian lesion, improvement aortic wall involvement |
Echodoppler: stability of subclavian and aortic lesions |
Angiography: stenosis abdominal aorta |
| Patient 4 |
Echodoppler: left subclavian thrombosis |
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Al abrawi et al. Pediatric Rheumatology 2008 6:17 doi:10.1186/1546-0096-6-17 |
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