title: Female genital tract giant cell arteritis associated with occult temporal arteritis.
abstract: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) of the female genital tract has been described as an incidental finding, but associated temporal arteritis (TA) has been rarely reported. We describe a case of female genital tract GCA associated with occult giant cell TA, which in the absence of cranial symptoms was confirmed by a random temporal artery biopsy. The patient remains asymptomatic at 12 month followup after treatment with prednisolone and azathioprine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Inanç
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gül
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tuzlali
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Buyru
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koniçe
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Aral
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ocal
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ilhan
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Lie
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D005836:Genitalia, Female / Q000098:blood supply*; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D013699:Temporal Arteries / Q000473:pathology