An unusual case of an enlarged temporal artery.
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) presents clinically as an enlarged, tender, non-pulsatile temporal artery with associated headache and systemic symptoms. We present an unusual case of a patient with an enlarged temporal artery in the absence of other clinical findings. An atypical biopsy result provided the diagnosis and guided treatment.
Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa, The Arthritis Center, Ottawa Hospital Riverside Campus, 1967 Riverside Drive, Box 37, Ottawa, ON K1H 7W9, Canada. suzanattar@yahoo.ca
Suzan M
SM
Attar
Ann
A
Cranney
Marc
M
Desjardins
Gary
G
Victor
Steven
S
Gilberg
D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001706:Biopsy; D004182:Dirofilaria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004184:Dirofilariasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D013699:Temporal Arteries / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*