Giant cell arteritis of coronary arteries causing myocardial infarction.
A case of giant cell arteritis involving the coronary arteries and causing thrombosis and myocardial infarction is described. IgM deposits in the affected arteries were demonstrated by an immunoperoxidase technique.
D000368:Aged; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000032:analysis; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013699:Temporal Arteries / Q000473:pathology
D007075:Immunoglobulin M