Pulmonary manifestations of temporal arteritis.
Temporal arteritis is a well-recognized multi-systemic disease. Pulmonary manifestations, however, are extremely rare. In two patients with biopsy-proven temporal arteritis, lung involvement was observed. One patient presented with multinodular pulmonary lesions, while the second had a diffuse interstitial pattern. Both patients responded well to corticosteroid treatment. In a review of the literature, only four additional cases associating lung involvement with temporal arteritis were found. The possibility of primary pulmonary vasculitis should be considered in elderly patients with temporal arteritis.
Kramer
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Department of Internal Medicine, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
Melzer
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Nesher
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Sonnenblick
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D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones