Clinical course and prognostic factors of childhood Takayasu’s arteritis: over 15-year comprehensive analysis of 101 patients

Abstract Background Childhood Takayasu’s arteritis (c-TA) is scarcely reported but is characterized by devastating morbidity and mortality. This study aims to investigate the clinical course of c-TA and prognostic factors associated with rehospitalization and events including vascular complications,...

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Main Authors: Luyun Fan, Huimin Zhang, Jun Cai, Lirui Yang, Bin Liu, Dongmei Wei, Jiachen Yu, Jiali Fan, Lei Song, Wenjun Ma, Xianliang Zhou, Haiying Wu, Ying Lou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13075-018-1790-x