Boundaries of a Systemic Disease: a Protean Presentation of Giant Cell Arteritis

A 60-year-old man was hospitalised with persistent fever, arm pain, dry cough and cholestasis. Diagnostic workup was remarkable for elevated inflammatory markers. Infectious diseases and autoimmune screening were negative. Imaging modalities excluded a neoplastic aetiology. Liver biopsy was negative...

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Main Author: Mesquita, A (author)
Other Authors: Camara, L (author), Patrício, C (author), Brotas, V (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2021
Subjects:
HSAC MED
Male
Humans
Middle Aged
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
Aspirin / therapeutic use*
Cholestasis
Cough
Diagnosis, Differential
Drug Therapy, Combination
Fever of Unknown Origin
Giant Cell Arteritis / diagnostic imaging*
Giant Cell Arteritis / drug therapy*
Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
Positron-Emission Tomography
Prednisolone / therapeutic use*
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/3926
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.chlc.min-saude.pt:10400.17/3926

Internet

http://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/3926

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