title: Polyarteritis nodosa mimicking polymyalgia rheumatica.
abstract: We report a case of polyarteritis nodosa with a clinical presentation mimicking polymyalgia rheumatica, as well as pathological findings of non-giant-cell arteritis on temporal artery biopsy with symptoms of jaw claudication. Although certain clinical syndromes have been attributed to specific types of systemic vasculitis, considerable overlap occurs. Obtaining tissue biopsy in cases of vasculitis is mandatory for diagnosis and classification.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Ghent, Belgium. Elli.Kruithof@rug.ac.be
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kruithof
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Elewaut
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Naeyaert
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Praet
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mielants
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Veys
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: De Keyser
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011111:Polymyalgia Rheumatica / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013699:Temporal Arteries / Q000473:pathology