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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> | ||