title: Conjugal giant cell arteritis.
abstract: While the pathogenesis of giant cell arteritis (GCA) remains unclear, a number of factors may be contributory, including genetic, environmental, and immune. There have been few reports of GCA occurring in a conjugal pair, all originating from Northern Europe or the Northern United States. We document GCA occurring in a husband and wife from the southern Gulf Coast of the United States and discuss the implications of this, as well as the current understanding of the pathogenesis of GCA.
authors: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors: Meng
authors: M
authors: Chen
authors: Rachel
authors: R
authors: Gelman
authors: Nagham
authors: N
authors: Al-Zubidi
authors: James D
authors: JD
authors: Kim
authors: Andrew G
authors: AG
authors: Lee
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001799:Blood Sedimentation; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009759:Nystagmus, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D002097:C-Reactive Protein