MACARONI SIGN AND TAKAYASU ARTERITIS IN A PATIENT WITH TUBERCOLOSIS: AN EASY TOOL FOR DIAGNOSIS
Anno:
2024
Takayasu arteritis (TKA) is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease characterised by inflammation of the aorta and major branch vessels. Carotid Artery (CA) lesions in TKA, known as the ‘macaroni sign’, are characterised by global thickening of the common CA wall and lumen narrowing. There has been speculation that there…