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Features:<ref name=Ref_PBoD538>{{Ref PBoD|538}}</ref> | Features:<ref name=Ref_PBoD538>{{Ref PBoD|538}}</ref> | ||
*Disease of medium/large arteries. | *Disease of medium/large arteries. | ||
**Classically involves the aortic arch | **Classically involves the aortic arch - leading to decreased pulses in the upper limbs. | ||
*Typically in patients <40 yrs old. | *Typically in patients <40 yrs old. | ||
*Usually | *Usually Asian. | ||
Pathology: | |||
*May be a [[immune complex mediated hypersensitivity]].<ref name=pmid7933575>{{Cite journal | last1 = Yoshinoya | first1 = S. | title = [Immune complex and vasculitis]. | journal = Nihon Rinsho | volume = 52 | issue = 8 | pages = 1992-9 | month = Aug | year = 1994 | doi = | PMID = 7933575 }}</ref>{{fact}} | |||
===Gross=== | |||
Features:<ref name=Ref_PBoD538>{{Ref PBoD|538}}</ref> | |||
*Classically involves the aortic arch. | |||
===Microscopic=== | ===Microscopic=== | ||