Congenital absence of inferior vena cava.
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Polysplenia is a rare syndrome of visceral anomalies. The diagnosis in vivo may be difficult. Recently Vaughan, Hawkins and Elliott (1971) stressed the importance of visceral arteriography for a correct diagnosis. A patient with this condition was seen by us and the angiographic findings are reported hereby.
Takayasu's disease evolves in two stages: The pre-obstructive state: frequently it gives rise to infectious diseases which often resemble rheumatic fever. Often there exist fever and joint pains. Laboratory examinations show the presence of an inflammatory process: increased ESR hypoalbuminuria and increased alpha-2 and gammaglobulins. Then one reaches the obstructive stage. Here the diagnosis of the disease is often suspected or confirmed. Often there are eye signs with the characteristic appearance of arteriovenous anastomoses in the fundus oculi. These signs were absent. The etiology is unknown. The authors propose the following definition: that this is a form of juvenile arteritis occurring, above all, in women and involving one or other of the main aortic trunks, but which may be diffuse. The disease is often inflammatory. The etiology is unknown.
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