[Multinodular goitre with widespread vasculitis of thyroid arteries revealing temporal giant cell arteritis]. / Goitre multinodulaire et artérite à cellules géantes intrathyroïdienne diffuse révélatrice d'une maladie de Horton.
Rev Med Interne
; 28(12): 885-7, 2007 Dec.
Article
in Fr
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17629594
ABSTRACT
We describe a 62-year-old woman with slowly growing usual nodular goitre in whom diffuse giant cell arteritis (GCA) of the thyroid arteries was found upon thyroidectomy, revealing otherwise unsuspected biopsy-proven temporal arteritis. To our knowledge, this association had been previously reported in only three instances. In each case, GCA of the thyroid arteries appeared clinically silent, did not produce significant glandular dysfunction, and was uncovered thanks to a planned thyroidectomy for nodular goitre. These observations highlight that thyroid artery involvement by GCA, even widespread, as in our patient, may be overlooked clinically and may produce little or no thyroid dysfunction.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Giant Cell Arteritis
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Thyroid Gland
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Vasculitis
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Goiter, Nodular
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Language:
Fr
Journal:
Rev Med Interne
Year:
2007
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
France