简介:Thisisareviewarticledescribingsomenewandinterestingaspectsinthediagnosisandtreatmentinsystemicvasculitisanddemonstratingseveralcasesthatwehaveencountered.ParticularemphasiswillbeputonTakayasuarteritis(alsoknownasaortitissyndrome)mostcommonlyobservedinJapanandotherorientalcountries.CTandMRIbetterdemonstratethevesselwallabnormalityofTakayasuarteritisthanangiography.Importanceofplainchestradiographshouldalsobekeptinmind;itcouldprovideaclueinthediagnosisofTakayasuarteritisinitsearlystage.