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.
Attar
Suzan M
SM
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
Cranney
Ann
A
Desjardins
Marc
M
Victor
Gary
G
Gilberg
Steven
S
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*