Giant Cell Arteritis in an Elderly Female With Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
atherosclerosis
giant cell arteritis
large vessel vasculitis
polymyalgia rheumatica
tuberculosis
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Apr 2023
Apr 2023
Historique:
accepted:
18
04
2023
medline:
22
5
2023
pubmed:
22
5
2023
entrez:
22
5
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a type of systemic vasculitis that primarily affects people over the age of 50 and affects the medium to large arteries. GCA's clinical manifestations can be varied and non-specific, similar to those observed in atherosclerosis. Here, the authors present a case of an elderly woman with pulmonary tuberculosis with GCA masquerading as atherosclerosis.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37214024
doi: 10.7759/cureus.37805
pmc: PMC10196147
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
e37805Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023, Parchani et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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