Table 1 The diagnostic criteria for TA coined by American College of Rheumatology (ACR) [9]
From: A rare presentation of Takayasu’s arteritis- unilateral finger clubbing – case report
The diagnosis is most likely when three or more out of the following six criteria are met | |
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I | age of onset younger than 40 years |
II | claudication of extremities |
III | decreased pulsation of one or both brachial arteries |
IV | difference of systolic pressure between arms at least by 10 mmHg |
V | bruits over one or both subclavian arteries or the abdominal aorta |
VI | arteriography showing narrowing or occlusion of the entire aorta, its primary branches, or large arteries in the proximal upper or lower extremities not cause by arteriosclerosis, fibromuscular dysplasia, or other causes |