title: [Prolonged cough as initial symptom of temporal arteritis].
abstract: Prolonged cough could be a diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma. We present here the case of an elder man who suffered from a dry cough and malaise during four weeks, followed by a fever of unknown origin. After many studies and review of symptoms, a biopsy of the temporal artery confirmed a giant cell arteritis. Cough and malaise could be an early symptom of temporal arteritis in elderly patients. Pain in the outer ear on the lateral decubitus could be another interesting symptom in this disease.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Clínica Médica, Hospital Privado de Comunidad, Mar del Plata, Argentina. eugegalvan@yahoo.com.ar
authors.forename: María E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Galván
authors.forename: Miguel J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Maxit
mesh_terms: D003371:Cough / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis