title: [Fever and weight loss in a 57-year-old patient].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Policlinique de médecine, Département de medécine communautaire, HUG, Genève. chavaillaz-olivier@hcuge.ch
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Chavaillaz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Motamed
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mottu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Neyroud
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Stalder
mesh_terms: 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