Primary Arteritis of Aorta Causing Renal Artery Stenosis and Hypertension

Early reports of patients suffering from primary arteritis of the aorta described the effects of inadequate blood supply to the brain, eyes, and upper limbs resulting from occlusion of the large branches of the aortic arch (Savory, 1856; Takayashu, 1908; Giffin, 1939; Lewis and Stokes, 1942). These observations were subsequently confirmed, and the condition, which occurred mainly in young women, was differentiated from other diseases such as syphilis, atherosclerosis, dissecting aneurysm, and congenital anomalies that affected the aortic arch to produce a similar clinical picture