Giant cell arteritis: how to diagnose?--a case report

Giant cell arteritis: how to diagnose?--a case report

We present a case of 77 years old male with suspected giant cell arteritis. With anamnesis, physical examination, immunological tests, Colour Doppler ultrasonography of superficial temporal artery and finally with patohistological analysis of temporal artery biopsy, we came to right diagnosis.

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Veröffentlicht in:Collegium antropologicum 2008-03, Vol.32 (1), p.315-318
Hauptverfasser: Glasnović, Marija, Bosnjak, Ivica, Vcev, Aleksandar, Soldo, Ivan, Horvatić, Elizabeta, Bedeković, Drazen, Marjanović, Ksenija, Hecimović, Valentina, Soldo, Anamarija
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Sprache:eng
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Biological anthropology
Case studies
Diseases
Giant Cell Arteritis - diagnosis
Health
Humans
Male
Physical anthropology
Temporal Arteries - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:We present a case of 77 years old male with suspected giant cell arteritis. With anamnesis, physical examination, immunological tests, Colour Doppler ultrasonography of superficial temporal artery and finally with patohistological analysis of temporal artery biopsy, we came to right diagnosis.
ISSN:0350-6134