A case of atypical giant cell arteritis diagnosed by positron emission tomography (PET)

Laura Belloli; Marcello Rodari; Marco Massarotti; Luisa Conciato; Arturo Chiti; Bianca Marasini

doi:10.1007/s10067-007-0831-7

A case of atypical giant cell arteritis diagnosed by positron emission tomography (PET)

Laura Belloli, Marcello Rodari, Marco Massarotti, Luisa Conciato, Arturo Chiti, Bianca Marasini

Istituto Clinico Humanitas

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Abstract

The authors describe an atypical case of a patient having giant cell arteritis presenting only with fever, diagnosed by positron emission tomography and subsequently confirmed by temporal artery biopsy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	799-801
Number of pages	3
Journal	Clinical Rheumatology
Volume	27
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-007-0831-7
Publication status	Published - Jun 2008

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Keywords

Diagnosis
Giant cell arteritis
Positron emission tomography
Vasculitis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Immunology
Rheumatology

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Belloli, L., Rodari, M., Massarotti, M., Conciato, L., Chiti, A., & Marasini, B. (2008). A case of atypical giant cell arteritis diagnosed by positron emission tomography (PET). Clinical Rheumatology, 27(6), 799-801. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-007-0831-7

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