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==Takayasu's arteritis==
==Takayasu's arteritis==
General:<ref>PBoD P.538.</ref>
===General===
Features:<ref>PBoD P.538.</ref>
*Disease of medium/large arteries.
*Disease of medium/large arteries.
**Classically involves the aortic arch (leading to decreased pulses in the upper limbs).
**Classically involves the aortic arch (leading to decreased pulses in the upper limbs).
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==Polyarteritis nodosa==
==Polyarteritis nodosa==
*Abbreviated ''PAN''
*Abbreviated ''PAN''.
*Involves small and medium sized vessels.
*Involves small and medium sized vessels.
*Often - renal vessels, mesenteric vessels.<ref>Klatt. AOP P.14.</ref>
*Often - renal vessels, mesenteric vessels.<ref>Klatt. AOP P.14.</ref>
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