TY - JOUR
T1 - Giant-cell arteritis of the female genital tract associated with occult temporal arteritis and FDG-PET evidence of large-vessel vasculitis
AU - Bajocchi, Gianluigi
AU - Zamorani, Giovanna
AU - Cavazza, Alberto
AU - Pipitone, Nicolò
AU - Versari, Annibale
AU - Boiardi, Luigi
AU - Salvarani, Carlo
PY - 2007/1
Y1 - 2007/1
N2 - We describe a case of giant cell arteritis (GCA) of the female genital tract. Fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (18F-FDG PET) and CT-scan showed evidence of large-vessel vasculitis involving the thoracic aorta and its branches, while temporal artery biopsy showed arteritis despite the absence of clinical manifestations suggestive of GCA. We review the literature and discuss the relationship between "cranial" GCA, large-vessel GCA and female genital GCA.
AB - We describe a case of giant cell arteritis (GCA) of the female genital tract. Fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (18F-FDG PET) and CT-scan showed evidence of large-vessel vasculitis involving the thoracic aorta and its branches, while temporal artery biopsy showed arteritis despite the absence of clinical manifestations suggestive of GCA. We review the literature and discuss the relationship between "cranial" GCA, large-vessel GCA and female genital GCA.
KW - Female genital tract
KW - Giant cell arteritis
KW - Positron emission tomography
KW - Temporal artery biopsy
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M3 - Article
C2 - 17428363
AN - SCOPUS:34247516436
VL - 25
JO - Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology
JF - Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology
SN - 0392-856X
IS - 1 SUPPL. 44
ER -