Localized Mesenteric Vasculitis in a Patient with Polymyalgia Rheumatica.
10.4078/jrd.2014.21.5.253
- Author:
Seung Taek SONG
1
;
Young KIM
;
Chan Keol PARK
;
Su Jin YOO
;
Jin Hyun KIM
;
Seong Wook KANG
;
In Seol YOO
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea. cptmiller@cnuh.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Gastrointestinal tract;
Mesenteric vasculitis;
Polymyalgia rheumatica
- MeSH:
Arteries;
Asian Continental Ancestry Group;
Female;
Gastrointestinal Tract;
Giant Cell Arteritis;
Humans;
Mesenteric Arteries;
Middle Aged;
Polymyalgia Rheumatica*;
Shoulder;
Vasculitis*
- From:Journal of Rheumatic Diseases
2014;21(5):253-256
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is an uncommon disorder characterized by bilateral pain and stiffness in the shoulder and pelvic girdles. Polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis (GCA) occur in the same patient population and share a common pathogenesis. Giant cell arteritis predominantly affects the cranial arteries and rarely involves the gastrointestinal tract. Moreover, giant cell arteritis has rarely been reported in Asians. Here, we present a case with 62-year-old Asian woman who developed polymyalgia rheumatica with localized vasculitis in the mesenteric arteries.
