Abstract: Takayasu arteritis （TA） is the most common systemic great vasculitis in children. The clinical manifest-ations， classification and diagnostic criteria and prognosis of  TA in children are different from those in adults. This article will focus on the epidemiology， pathogenesis， clinical manifestations， diagnosis， treatment and prognosis of TA in children， aiming to improve the understanding of the disease among clinicians， so as to promote early diagnosis and treatment and improve the prognosis.

Key words: Takayasu arteritis, diagnosis, treatment, child

摘要： 多发性大动脉炎（Takayasu arteritis，TA）是儿童最常见的系统性大血管炎。儿童TA临床表现、分类诊断标准及预后与成人TA存在一定差异性。文章将重点阐述儿童TA的流行病学、发病机制、临床表现、诊断、治疗和预后，旨在提高临床医生对疾病的认识，以促进早期诊治及改善预后。

关键词: 多发性大动脉炎, 诊断, 治疗, 儿童