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Disease assessment in Takayasu's arteritis. 2013

Haner Direskeneli, and Sibel Z Aydin, and Peter A Merkel

Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University Hospital, Fevzi Çakmak Mahallesi, Mimar Sinan Caddesi No. 41, Pendik, Istanbul, Turkey. hanerdireskeneli@gmail.com.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012720	Severity of Illness Index	Levels within a diagnostic group which are established by various measurement criteria applied to the seriousness of a patient's disorder.	Illness Index Severities,Illness Index Severity
D013625	Takayasu Arteritis	A chronic inflammatory process that affects the AORTA and its primary branches, such as the brachiocephalic artery (BRACHIOCEPHALIC TRUNK) and CAROTID ARTERIES. It results in progressive arterial stenosis, occlusion, and aneurysm formation. The pulse in the arm is hard to detect. Patients with aortitis syndrome often exhibit retinopathy.	Aortitis Syndrome,Arteritis, Takayasu's,Pulseless Disease,Takayasu Disease,Takayasu Syndrome,Takayasu's Arteritis,Young Female Arteritis,Arteritides, Young Female,Arteritis, Takayasu,Arteritis, Takayasus,Arteritis, Young Female,Disease, Takayasu,Female Arteritides, Young,Female Arteritis, Young,Syndrome, Aortitis,Takayasus Arteritis,Young Female Arteritides