A CASE OF GIANT CELL ARTERITIS IN AN ELDERLY WOMAN: DIAGNOSTIC PROBLEMS
Issue:
1
Year:
2016
The differential diagnosis of headache is associated with a number of problems. The paper describes a clinical case of firstly diagnosed giant cell arteritis in an elderly woman. The specific feature of the case is of Takayasu’s-like vasculitis.
Keywords:
giant cell arteritis
Horton’s disease
Takayasu’s-like vasculitis
headache
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