Giant cell arteritis exclusively detected by (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography: a case report

INTRODUCTION: This case of giant cell arteritis is noteworthy because it evaded standard diagnostic criteria and only emerged as fever of unknown origin. In this regard, we present (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography as a valid diagnostic method. CASE PRESENTATION: This case report...

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Autores principales: Brückner, Markus, Bettenworth, Dominik, Hengst, Karin, Weckesser, Matthias, Willeke, Peter, Heidemann, Jan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4219628/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25348576
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-8-356

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4219628/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25348576
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-8-356

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