[Fever and weight loss in a 57-year-old patient].
Presentation of a 57-year-old female patient with fever of unknown origin, asthenia, and weight loss for I month. History and examination were unremarkable. Blood analysis showed an important inflammatory syndrome. Other paraclinic tests were all normal. Finally, sophisticated exams (CT-scan, and FDG PET-scan) allowed the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis, confirmed by biopsy of the temporal arteries. Differential diagnosis and treatment are discussed.
Chavaillaz
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O
Policlinique de médecine, Département de medécine communautaire, HUG, Genève. chavaillaz-olivier@hcuge.ch
Motamed
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S
Taylor
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S
Mottu
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F
Neyroud
S
S
Stalder
H
H
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015431:Weight Loss