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Large Arteries Vasculitis

  • Damage Endothelium Risk Thrombosis ➡️ Ischemia
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    X[Large Arteries] ==>| older Females > 50years age| X1[Temporal Giant Cell Arteritis ];
    X1 ==> X1a[Branches of Carotid Artery - Granulamatous reaction with Giant cells
    Intimate fibrosis];
    X1a ==> X1ab[Temporal Artery] & X1abc[Opthalmic Artery] & X1abcd[MAxillary Artery];
    X1ab ==>|symptoms due to low Lumen diameter | X1ab1["`Headache -
     ***pain on temporal artery palpation*** `" ] 
    X1abc ==> X1abc1["`Visual disturbances ***Risk of Blindness*** `"];
    X1abcd ==> X1abcd1[Jaw claudiation Problem];

    X ==>|< 5Oyrs old Female| X2[Takayasu Arthriris];
    X2 ==> X2a["` At sites of Aortic Branches - Granulamatous Giant cells `"]
    X2a ==> X2a1[Carotid Artery] 
    X2a1 ==> X2a1a[Headache, Visual disturbances];
    X2a ==> X2a2[Bracheo-chepalic branch];
    X2a2 ==> X2a2a[Loss pulse on Upper Extermities];
    X2a ==> X2a3[Pulmonary and Renal Branches];