Severe Aortorenal Involvement Revealing Takayasu's Disease: A Case Report

Takayasu's disease is a rare inflammatory arteritis that mainly affects the aorta and its branches, most commonly affecting young women between the ages of 20 and 40. Renal involvement is common in this disease and, in some cases, can compromise its progression. It is most often linked to renal artery stenosis, which causes renovascular hypertension. Angiography is the gold standard test for establishing the diagnosis. Treatment is mainly based on corticosteroid therapy, sometimes combined with immunosuppressants, and in some cases, biotherapy or surgical intervention may be considered. We report the case of a 38-year-old female patient in whom investigation of high blood pressure associated with renal asymmetry confirmed the diagnosis of Takayasu's disease.