title: Localized asymptomatic giant cell arteritis of the female genital tract.
abstract: Three postmenopausal patients with giant cell arteritis involving the female genital tract are presented. None of these patients had a prior history of vasculitis. The giant cell arteritis was confined to the myometrium in one patient, involved the cervix and myometrium in another, and involved all the internal genital organs in the third patient. Based on follow-up of our patients and analysis of similar cases in the literature, we conclude that asymptomatic patients may best be managed by close follow-up and monitoring of erythrocyte sedimentation rate levels, but that treatment may be unnecessary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Marrogi
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Gersell
authors.forename: F T
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: Kraus
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001799:Blood Sedimentation; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D005836:Genitalia, Female / Q000473:pathology; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009215:Myometrium / Q000473:pathology; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology