[Polyarteritis nodosa, an alternative diagnosis of giant cell arteritis in cases of temporal arteritis]. / La périartérite noueuse, un diagnostic alternatif à l'artérite gigantocellulaire devant une artérite temporale.
Rev Med Interne
; 40(8): 533-535, 2019 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Weight loss, myalgias, neurologic manifestations and arterial hypertension are common features of polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) at diagnosis. Temporal arteritis is a rarer manifestation of PAN, more suggestive of giant cell arteritis (GCA). CASE We report the case of a 77-year-old woman who presented with fatigue, weight loss, fever, neck pain, jaw claudication and cough, diagnosed with giant cell arteritis. Diagnosis was reconsidered in favour of a medium and small-sized vessels necrotizing vasculitis corresponding to PAN because of steroid dependence, mononeuritis and suggestive histological features.CONCLUSION:
Although temporal arteritis is suggestive of GCA, other causes of temporal arteritis can be identified with temporal artery biopsy.Palavras-chave
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Poliarterite Nodosa
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Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Fr
Ano de publicação:
2019
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Article