Childhood-onset Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a rare, heterogeneous disease with limited
diagnostic markers. Our objective was to identify and classify all candidates for biomarkers …

Pediatric primary systemic vasculitides are a complex group of diseases. Vasculitis
subgroups are mainly determined according to the size of the predominantly affected …

Objectives We aimed to compare clinical spectrum and outcome between adults and
children with Takayasu's arteritis (TAK) in a European population. Methods We made a …

Objective Takayasu artery (TAK) is a chronic inflammatory disease that mainly affects the
aorta and its major branches and is rarely reported in infants. We aimed to summarize the …

Takayasu arteritis (TAK) is a chronic granulomatous large vessel vasculitis affecting the
aorta and its major branches. Childhood TAK is a rare vasculitis and there is a paucity of …

Opinion statement Paediatric rheumatological diseases are a group of multi-systemic
inflammatory diseases affecting children and young people. The kidneys constitute a target …

Acute rheumatic fever and Takayasu arteritis are examples of autoimmune diseases that
commonly affect the cardiovascular system. We report an infrequent co-occurrence of both …

Takayasu arteritis is a chronic, idiopathic, inflammatory disease mainly affecting medium
and large vessels with a significant rate of morbidity and mortality. The vessels most …

Kawasaki disease may be a systemic inflammatory disease with a predominantly intrinsic
immune disorder due to exposure of genetically susceptible individuals to various infections …

Background: Vasculitis is a heterogeneous group of diseases that means an inflammatory
process in blood vessels. Diagnosing vasculitis in children is challenging due to the variety …