Temporal arteritis: a form of systemic panarteritis.
The case is reported of a patient with giant cell arteritis affecting several organs. The triggering cause of death was a brainstem infarction due to basilar artery thrombosis. The necropsy showed the systemic character of the disease affecting the coronary, bronchial, and ovarian arteries.
Sendino
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Department of Internal Medicine Hospital, La Paz, Madrid, Spain.
Barbado
F J
FJ
González-Anglada
I
I
Antón
E
E
López-Barea
F
F
Vázquez
J J
JJ
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001158:Arteries / Q000473:pathology; D001488:Basilar Artery; D001981:Bronchial Arteries / Q000473:pathology; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D010053:Ovary / Q000098:blood supply; D013699:Temporal Arteries / Q000473:pathology; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications