title: Giant cell arteritis presenting as renal vasculitis.
abstract: Giant cell arteritis commonly presents with headache, polymyalgia, and visual signs and symptoms. Other neurological, respiratory or vascular symptoms occur in 10-30% of patients. It is extremely rare for giant cell arteritis to present initially with haematuria. Here we describe a case which presented with fever and haematuria, which emphasise the need to be vigilant about the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis as an underlying cause.
authors.affiliation: West Norwich Hospital, Norfolk and Norwich Health Care NHS Trust, UK.
authors.forename: Y K
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Govil
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sabanathan
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Scott
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006417:Hematuria / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000209:etiology