Giant Cell Arteritis in an Elderly Female With Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a type of systemic vasculitis that primarily affects people over the age of 50 and affects the medium to large arteries. GCA's clinical manifestations can be varied and non-specific, similar to those observed in atherosclerosis. Here, the authors present a case of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Parchani, Ashwin, Baweja, Ashish, Singh, Harnoor, Malik, Yatharth, Gupta, Vinod, Dhar, Minakshi, Pathania, Monika
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10196147/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37214024
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.37805
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Sumario:Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a type of systemic vasculitis that primarily affects people over the age of 50 and affects the medium to large arteries. GCA's clinical manifestations can be varied and non-specific, similar to those observed in atherosclerosis. Here, the authors present a case of an elderly woman with pulmonary tuberculosis with GCA masquerading as atherosclerosis.

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