[Facial edema as an earlier presenting sign of giant cell arteritis. Possible relationship with angioedema]. / Gesichtsödem als Frühsymptom einer Riesenzellarteriitis. Mögliche Beziehung zum Angioödem.
Z Rheumatol
; 70(2): 160-2, 2011 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-21312024
ABSTRACT
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a chronic granulomatous vasculitis of unknown etiology occurring in the elderly. New-onset headache, scalp tenderness, jaw claudication, temporal artery abnormalities on physical examination, visual symptoms and associated polymyalgia rheumatica represent the most typical and frequent features of the disease. However, facial edema is being more commonly recognized as a presenting symptom that may herald the disease. We present a case with facial edema as initial symptom and discuss if this rare symptom of GCA is due to hereditary or acquired angioedema.
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Assunto principal:
Arterite de Células Gigantes
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Face
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Angioedema
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Ano de publicação:
2011
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Article