title: Multi-vessel biopsy-proven giant cell arteritis involving the occipital and temporal arteries.
abstract: Occipital neuralgia is a commonly encountered presenting feature in patients with giant cell arteritis. However, actual histopathologic confirmation of vasculitis of the occipital arteries is rarely cited. We present the first case of multi-vessel giant cell arteritis diagnosed with simultaneous biopsies of the right occipital and bilateral temporal arteries, along with a discussion concerning a possible role for occipital artery biopsies in the evaluation of giant cell arteritis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine (M.A.A., S.S.) and Section of Rheumatology (M.A.A.), Mercy Catholic Medical Center, Darby, Pennsylvania; and Temple University School of Medicine (A.R.M.), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Albornoz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharit
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Myers