Unusual variants in the presentation of temporal arteritis.
A retrospective study was made of 96 patients diagnosed as cranial arteritis of whom 32 were accepted using strict clinical criteria or a positive temporal artery biopsy. Unusual presentations of fever, psychiatric illness, headache-free patients and a 'normal' ESR are described. The recognition of these variations is important in the early diagnosis of temporal arteritis.
D000368:Aged; D001799:Blood Sedimentation; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014653:Vascular Headaches / Q000209:etiology