多发性大动脉炎是主动脉和其主要分支的慢性、非特异性炎症。常导致血管腔狭窄、闭塞或扩张,从而引起各种症状。本病好发于青年女性,多见于亚非地区。自1908年命名为“高安病”(Takayasu’s病)以来,已有“无脉病”、“主动脉炎综合征”、“多发性大动脉炎”等四十多种名 Polyarteriitis is a chronic, non-specific inflammation of the aorta and its major branches. Often lead to stenosis, occlusion or expansion of the lumen, causing various symptoms. The disease occurs in young women, more common in Asia and Africa. Since the name Takayasu’s disease in 1908, there have been more than 40 names such as “no pulse disease”, “aortitis syndrome” and “polyarteritis”