title: Masked giant-cell arteritis.
abstract: Five bipsy-proven cases of giant-cell arteritis illustrate some of the lesser known, but not uncommon, masquerades of this disease. The delay in reaching the diagnosis, which is common with these presentations, was a major factor in the emergence of serious sequelae including arotic regurgitation, stroke, and death. To increase awareness of the variety of clinical presentation of giant-cell arteritis, a classification of these variants into cachectic, febrile, and other forms is suggested.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000740:Anemia / Q000175:diagnosis; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000473:pathology; D001025:Aortitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D011111:Polymyalgia Rheumatica / Q000175:diagnosis; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013699:Temporal Arteries / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D011239:Prednisolone