A Case of Atypical Giant Cell Arteritis Presenting as a Fever of Unknown Origin.
10.4078/jrd.2012.19.5.299
- Author:
Mi Il KANG
1
;
Hee Jin PARK
;
Hyae Min JEON
;
Yoon KANG
;
Sang Won LEE
;
Soo Kon LEE
;
Yong Beom PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Institute for Immunology and Immunologic Disease, Seoul, Korea. yongbpark@yuhs.ac
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Giant cell arteritis;
Fever of unknown origin;
Positron emission tomography
- MeSH:
Biopsy;
Fever;
Fever of Unknown Origin;
Giant Cell Arteritis;
Giant Cells;
Headache;
Humans;
Jaw;
Korea;
Positron-Emission Tomography;
Systemic Vasculitis;
Temporal Arteries
- From:Journal of Rheumatic Diseases
2012;19(5):299-301
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a systemic vasculitis predominantly found in individuals of Northern European ancestry over 50 years of age. Typically it presents with new-onset persistent headache, claudication of jaws, and existence of an abnormal temporal artery. However, the diagnosis of GCA and the assessment of its activity remain challenging, especially in patients presenting with a variety of non-specific symptoms and laboratory tests. In those cases, 18F-fluorodeoxy-glucose positron emission tomography (18F-FDG-PET) is useful for the diagnosis of GCA. Recently, the number of foreign patients who visit domestic hospitals for medical care is increasing in Korea. Here-in, we report a Russian patient who was admitted to our hospital with fever of unknown origin (FUO). FUO study was performed to search for infection or malignancy and GCA was suspected by 18F-FDG-PET. The patient was eventually diagnosed with GCA by random temporal artery biopsy.
