Myopericarditis revealing giant cell arteritis in the elderly.

Myopericarditis and giant cell arteritis in the elderly.

Histopathologic Features of Giant Cell Arteritis in an Actinic Granuloma Lesion

The association between actinic granuloma and giant cell arteritis (temporal arteritis) has been claimed by some authors. There is a hypothesis that actinic radiation has the principal role in the etiology of both diseases in a similar way. Here, we report a case of actinic granuloma that had characteristic pathologic features of giant cell arteritis in histopathologic examination without clini...

Giant Cell Arteritis as a Cause of Myocarditis and Atrial Fibrillation.

Giant cell arteritis (temporal arteritis; GCA) is a systemic vasculitis of medium and large arteries, affecting predominantly the aortic branches to the head and neck. Temporal arteritis was first described by Horton et al in 1932 and classically presents with a combination of polymyalgia rheumatica, headache, and manifestations of systemic illness (fever, anemia, anorexia, malaise, and weight ...

Unilateral multifocal choroidal ischemia revealing a giant cell arteritis: a case report

Unilateral multifocal choroidal ischemia revealing a giant cell arteritis: a case report Zouheir Hafidi, Hanan Handor, Hamid Elmoussaif, Mina Laghmari, Abdelouahed Karmane, Samira Tachfouti, Rajae Daoudi Université Mohammed V Souissi, Service d’Ophtalmologie A de l’Hôpital des Spécialités, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Rabat, Maroc Corresponding author: Zouheir Hafidi, Université Mohammed V...

Pericarditis Revealing Large Vessel Vasculitis

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.