Temporal arteritis presenting as a symmetrical peripheral polyarthritis.
An 83 year old female presenting with a symmetrical peripheral polyarthritis resembling rheumatoid arthritis, subsequently developed biopsy-proven temporal arteritis. This case report draws attention to this uncommon presentation of temporal arteritis and briefly reviews common presenting features of this condition.
D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D013699:Temporal Arteries / Q000473:pathology