A case of giant cell arteritis with massive pericardial effusion
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Yuya Matsue Masakazu Ohno Wataru Nagahori Makoto Suzuki Akihiko Matsumura Yuji Hashimoto
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2010
Description
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the medium and large blood vessels. The early symptoms of this disease are nonspecific, and pericardial effusion is a rare manifestation of GCA. Recently, we investigated a case of GCA in which massive pericardial effusion was the initial symptom, and active aortitis was observed on positron emission tomography with fluorine- 18 fluorodeoxyglucose. These observations indicated that pericardial effusion could occur in patients with GCA.
Heart Vessels DOI 10.1007/s00380-010-0101-5 Received: 23 April 2010 / Accepted: 5 November 2010
