title: [Giant cell arteritis and necrosis of the small intestine. Report of a case].
abstract: We report a case of giant cell arteritis involving the temporal and mesenteric arteries, revealed by necrosis of the small bowel in a 75-year-old woman. The literature concerning similar cases is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie Générale, Hôpital Notre-Dame du Perpétuel Secours, Levallois-Perret.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tozzi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kharsa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Olivier
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology*; D009336:Necrosis
vernacular_title: Artérite giganto-cellulaire et nécrose du grêle. A propos d'un cas.