Giant-cell arteritis of the female genital tract associated with occult temporal arteritis and FDG-PET evidence of large-vessel vasculitis
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2007
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Giant-cell arteritis of the female genital tract associated with occult temporal arteritis and FDG-PET evidence of large-vessel vasculitis / Bajocchi, G; Zamorani, G; Cavazza, A; Pipitone, N; Versari, A; Boiardi, L; Salvarani, Carlo. - In: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY. - ISSN 0392-856X. - 25:1(2007), pp. S36-S39.
Abstract:
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.
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Aorta, Thoracic; Female; Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; Giant Cell Arteritis; Glucocorticoids; Humans; Middle Aged; Prednisone; Radiopharmaceuticals; Treatment Outcome; Uterine Diseases; Positron-Emission Tomography
Elenco autori:
Bajocchi, G; Zamorani, G; Cavazza, A; Pipitone, N; Versari, A; Boiardi, L; Salvarani, Carlo
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