Female genital tract giant cell arteritis associated with occult temporal arteritis

Inanc M., Gul A., Tuzlali S., Buyru F., Konice M., Aral O., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY, cilt.23, sa.2, ss.393-395, 1996 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 23 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 1996
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.393-395
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) of the female genital tract has been described as an incidental finding, but associated temporal arteritis (TA) has been rarely reported. We describe a case of female genital tract GCA associated with occult giant cell TA, which in the absence of cranial symptoms was confirmed by a random temporal artery biopsy. The patient remains asymptomatic at 12 month followup after treatment with prednisolone and azathioprine.