Giant Cell Arteritis Presenting as Critical Lower Limb Ischemia | Zendy

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Giant Cell Arteritis Presenting as Critical Lower Limb Ischemia

Author(s) -

Zhou Yaw Loo,

Stephen E. Thwaites,

Phyo Kyaw

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

vascular and endovascular surgery/vascular and endovascular surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1938-9116

pISSN - 1538-5744

DOI - 10.1177/1538574413503563

Subject(s) - medicine , giant cell arteritis , critical limb ischemia , arteritis , ischemia , surgery , lower limb , limb ischemia , radiology , hip pain , femoral artery , vasculitis , vascular disease , arterial disease , cardiology , disease

A 62-year-old woman presented with ischemic pain of her lower limb on 2 occasions, without upper limb or cranial vessel involvement. She was treated with open bypass of her left lower limb when she presented with critical limb ischemia during her second admission. Although bilateral temporal artery biopsies were negative, superficial femoral artery biopsy at the time of surgery confirmed the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis. Corticosteroid therapy was promptly commenced.

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