Primary biliary cirrhosis, temporal arteritis (giant cell arteritis) and polymyalgia rheumatica in a single patient.
Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), an autoimmune disorder, is well known to be in some cases associated with some other autoimmune disorders. We report a patient with PBC who presented giant cell arteritis (GCA) and polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) which are probably both autoimmune disorders.
D000368:Aged; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000201:enzymology; D006801:Humans; D008105:Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary / Q000150:complications* / Q000201:enzymology; D011111:Polymyalgia Rheumatica / Q000150:complications* / Q000201:enzymology; D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase / Q000097:blood
D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase