Angiotomography showing narrow abdominal aorta (black arrows ) and severe bilateral obstruction at the level of the iliac arteries (white arrows). The critical injury of the left primitive carotid artery is also seen (white arrow in right image).  

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... hospitalization, evaluation was complet- ed with the following additional studies: 1) carotid Doppler ultrasound scan which showed complete left primitive and internal carotid artery occlusion along their full course; 2) angiotomography showing total occlusion of the left primitive carotid artery, very narrow abdominal aorta, renal arteries without angio- graphically significant lesions, and very narrow infra- renal aorta. It also evidenced total occlusion in both external iliac arteries and a severe lesion in the right subclavian artery (Figure 2). ...

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... left common carotid artery (72.1%) is the most frequently affected branch, which is consistent with the findings in our patient, followed by the left subclavian artery (67.1%), right common carotid artery (63.7 %) and the right subcla- vian artery (55.2%). (1, 2) The treatment, once diagnosed, is based on glu- cocorticoid monotherapy or associated with immuno- suppressants. According to the work of Kerr et al (3) analyzing 60 patients, the use of corticosteroids, alone or in combination with immunosuppressants, showed remission in only 25% of the patients. ...