A Rare Case from Eastern part of Nepal: Young Female with Right-Sided Bovine Aortic Arch with Coarctation of Aorta and Takayasu's Arteritis
Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: ‘Bovine’ a misnomer term refers to a group of congenital abnormalities of the aorta in which there is aberrant origin of the left common carotid artery. Takayasu's arteritis is a rare, chronic inflammatory disease affecting the walls of the aorta and its main branches leading to stenosis, occlusions, dilatation, and aneurysms of involved vessels. It is rare to find both in a single patient. We present a 20 year young Muslim female from eastern Nepal complaining of pain and weakness of all four limbs, with cold digits for 3 months.
Authors: Samir Kumar Yadav, Anil Bhattarai, Ravi Baral, Prabhat Khakural, Bibek Khadka
Institutions: Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Institute of Medicine
Language: English
Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4405317551