Relapsing strokes as a manifestation of giant-cell arteritis

Authors

  • Patrícia Luís Serviço de Medicina 1 do Hospital de Egas Moniz, Lisboa, Portugal
  • João Pereira Serviço de Medicina 1 do Hospital de Egas Moniz, Lisboa, Portugal
  • Lucília Carvalho Serviço de Medicina 1 do Hospital de Egas Moniz, Lisboa, Portugal
  • Alberto Mello e Silva Serviço de Medicina 1 do Hospital de Egas Moniz, Lisboa, Portugal
  • Pedro Abecasis Serviço de Medicina 1 do Hospital de Egas Moniz, Lisboa, Portugal

Keywords:

giant-cell arteritis, vasculitis, repeated strokes, systemic inflammatory reaction, therapeutic

Abstract

Giant-cell arteritis is a vasculitis that causes injury in small and
medium calibre arteries, preferentially aorta and its cranial branches, what explains some of its classic symptoms (amaurosis,
jaw claudication). There are, however, other manifestations to
expect, so the authors present two clinical cases where diagnostic
suspection was held by repeated strokes, simultaneously with a
steady increase of several inflammatory parameters.

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2009-12-31

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Luís P, Pereira J, Carvalho L, Mello e Silva A, Abecasis P. Relapsing strokes as a manifestation of giant-cell arteritis. RPMI [Internet]. 2009 Dec. 31 [cited 2024 Dec. 18];16(4):253-5. Available from: https://revista.spmi.pt/index.php/rpmi/article/view/1434

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 4 (2009): Outubro/ Dezembro

Section

Case Reports

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