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Pericarditis revealing large vessel vasculitis.

Bruno CouturierValerie HuygeMuhammad S Soyfoo
Published in: ISRN rheumatology (2011)
Large vessels vasculitis and more specifically, Giant cell arteritis, is characterized by increased inflammatory markers, headaches and altered clinical status. Diagnosis is confirmed by biopsy of temporal arteries showing the presence of granuloma and vasculitis. We hereby report the case of a patient presenting initially as pericarditis and revealing large vessel vasculitis using FDG-PET.
Keyphrases
  • giant cell
  • pet ct
  • case report
  • positron emission tomography
  • fine needle aspiration