DOI: https://doi.org/10.36347/sjmcr.2026.v14i11.051

Pages: 2644-2647

Takayasu arteritis is a rare inflammatory disease that mainly affects the aorta and its major branches. Imaging plays an important role in detecting vascular changes and assessing the extent of the disease. We report the case of a 29-year-old woman whose computed tomography angiography (CTA) showed circumferential wall thickening of the descending thoracic aorta, with significant luminal stenosis estimated at 63%. The abnormalities extended to the origins of the supra-aortic trunks. The imaging findings were suggestive of active inflammation. CTA is useful for identifying aortic wall changes, assessing the severity of stenosis, and determining the extent of vascular involvement in Takayasu arteritis. However, imaging findings should be interpreted alongside clinical and laboratory data to assess disease activity.