Pulmonary artery thrombosis in giant cell arteritis. A new case and review of literature.
Pulmonary artery thrombosis caused by giant cell arteritis is an extremely rare condition. We report the case of an 86-year-old woman, who was hospitalized for dyspnea. Pulmonary artery thrombosis was confirmed by pulmonary angiogram and was linked to giant cell arteritis. This observation is accompanied by a discussion of the literature.
Landrin
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Département de Gérontologie Clinique, CHU de Rouen.
Chassagne
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P
Bouaniche
M
M
Dominique
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S
Doucet
J
J
Nouvet
G
G
Bercoff
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E
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology*