Facial edema as an earlier presenting sign of giant cell arteritis

Bahat G., AKIN S., TUFAN F., Gelincik A., ERTEN N., Karan M. A.

ZEITSCHRIFT FUR RHEUMATOLOGIE, cilt.70, sa.2, ss.160-162, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 70 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00393-010-0702-5
  • Dergi Adı: ZEITSCHRIFT FUR RHEUMATOLOGIE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.160-162
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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 polymyagia 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.