Takayasu Arteritis - Infographic

Takayasu arteritis is an autoimmune disease that affects large and medium-sized arteries. In an autoimmune disease, the body produces substances called antibodies that attack parts of the same body. Takayasu arteritis belongs to a group of diseases called vasculitis that has inflammation of blood vessels in common. Its other names are pulseless disease, occlusive thromboaortopathy, and Martorell syndrome.