Giant cell arteritis presenting as renal vasculitis.

نویسندگان

  • Y K Govil
  • K Sabanathan
  • D Scott
چکیده

Giant cell arteritis commonly presents with headache, polymyalgia, and visual signs and symptoms. Other neurological, respiratory or vascular symptoms occur in 10-30% of patients. It is extremely rare for giant cell arteritis to present initially with haematuria. Here we describe a case which presented with fever and haematuria, which emphasise the need to be vigilant about the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis as an underlying cause.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Postgraduate medical journal

دوره 74 869  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1998