title: [Facial edema as an earlier presenting sign of giant cell arteritis. Possible relationship with angioedema].
abstract: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a chronic granulomatous vasculitis of unknown etiology occurring in the elderly. New-onset headache, scalp tenderness, jaw claudication, temporal artery abnormalities on physical examination, visual symptoms and associated polymyalgia rheumatica represent the most typical and frequent features of the disease. However, facial edema is being more commonly recognized as a presenting symptom that may herald the disease. We present a case with facial edema as initial symptom and discuss if this rare symptom of GCA is due to hereditary or acquired angioedema.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical School, Capa, Istanbul, Turkey. gbahatozturk@yahoo.com
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bahat
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akin
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tufan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gelincik
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Erten
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Karan
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000799:Angioedema / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005145:Face; D005260:Female; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans