Open AccessGiant Cell Arteritis among Fevers of Unknown Origin (FUO): An Atypical Presentation
Author(s) -
Lorenzo Grazioli Gauthier,
Natalie Marcoli,
Gianluca Vanini,
Enos Bernasconi,
Dea Degabriel
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
european journal of case reports in internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.125
H-Index - 1
ISSN - 2284-2594
DOI - 10.12890/2021_002254
Subject(s) - giant cell arteritis , polymyalgia rheumatica , medicine , fever of unknown origin , presentation (obstetrics) , dermatology , arteritis , claudication , high fever , vasculitis , radiology , pathology , surgery , disease , vascular disease , arterial disease
Giant cell arteritis (GCA), or Horton’s arteritis, presenting solely as fever is very rare. Usually, it manifests with typical features such as visual problems, headache and jaw claudication, or it can be associated with polymyalgia rheumatica. We describe the case of a patient with GCA who presented only with prolonged fever, the cause of which was not determined by diagnostic tests.