Open AccessStroke in the Setting of Giant Cell Arteritis: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Shaunagh McDermott,
Noel Casey,
David J. Robinson,
Kit Mun Tan
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
case reports in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.2
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 1687-9627
pISSN - 1687-9635
DOI - 10.1155/2010/549258
Subject(s) - polymyalgia rheumatica , medicine , giant cell arteritis , stroke (engine) , complication , disease , arteritis , dermatology , vasculitis , surgery , pathology , mechanical engineering , engineering
We describe an unusual complication of a common disease: stroke presenting in a man recently diagnosed with polymyalgia rheumatica. Initial inflammatory markers were misleading. We discuss pitfalls in diagnosis, and approach to management.
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