title: Pericarditis revealing large vessel vasculitis.
abstract: Large vessels vasculitis and more specifically, Giant cell arteritis, is characterized by increased inflammatory markers, headaches and altered clinical status. Diagnosis is confirmed by biopsy of temporal arteries showing the presence of granuloma and vasculitis. We hereby report the case of a patient presenting initially as pericarditis and revealing large vessel vasculitis using FDG-PET.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1070 Bruxelles, Belgium.
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Couturier
authors.forename: Valerie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Huyge
authors.forename: Muhammad S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Soyfoo