Takayasu’s Arteritis

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Takayasu’s Arteritis (TA) is an inflammation of large blood vessels, that is more common in women than in men. 80% to 90% of cases occur in women. People who get this form of vasculitis are usually between the ages of 10 and 40 years when the disease starts. Rarely, however, even children and young infants develop TA. The disease affects people around the world, but is most common in Asians, especially in Japan.

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Jessica's Takayasu's Story by

By Kathy Savickas, February 2007 Jeanne Cappa and John Cooney are members of the Education Awareness Council representing Takayasu's arteritis. Their daughter, Jessica, was only 14 months old when she began to have troubling symptoms that would later prove to be Takayasu's arteritis.
  • Fri May 11 2007
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