In:
Case Reports in Vascular Medicine, Hindawi Limited, Vol. 2013 ( 2013), p. 1-4
Abstract:
Giant cell arteritis may lead to catastrophic, large-vessel complications from chronic vascular wall inflammation without prompt diagnosis and treatment. We describe a rare case of acute aortic dissection without preceding aneurysm secondary to histologically confirmed giant cell arteritis (GCA) in an 85-year-old female with a four-year history of polymyalgia rheumatica and temporal arteritis diagnosed per biopsy six months prior to presentation. The literature is reviewed and the clinical implications of this case are discussed.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2090-6986
,
2090-6994
Language:
English
Publisher:
Hindawi Limited
Publication Date:
2013
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2629916-1
