[Pseudo-autoinflammatory attacks of temporal arteritis].
BACKGROUND
Usually, temporal arteritis progresses as a chronic disease.


METHODS
The authors report the observation of a 74-year-old woman who presented with two acute flares of temporal arteritis with headache, fever and inflammatory syndrome, which have spontaneously resolved.


CONCLUSIONS
The observations of auto-inflammatory attacks of arteritis disease are rare, but maybe underestimated. The pathophysiology remains unclear.
Service de médecine interne, APHP, hôpital Louis-Mourier, 178, rue des Renouillers, 92700 Colombes, France. anne.grasland@lmr.aphp.fr
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D000210:Acute-Phase Reaction / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000368:Aged; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007378:Interleukins / Q000097:blood; D012712:Serum Globulins / Q000378:metabolism; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D015415:Biomarkers; D007378:Interleukins; D012712:Serum Globulins; D002097:C-Reactive Protein