title: Granulomatous radial arteritis with bilateral, nontraumatic, true arterial aneurysms within the anatomic snuffbox.
abstract: A 69-year-old woman developed bilateral aneurysms of the anatomic snuffbox within 1 month of a short febrile illness that was consistent with polymyalgia rheumatica. Both were resected, and histologic study showed granulomatous arteritis.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001167:Arteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000473:pathology; D006225:Hand / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D011111:Polymyalgia Rheumatica / Q000150:complications*; D014953:Wrist / Q000098:blood supply*