| Autor: |
Larsen, Cæcilie Crawley, Schifter, Søren, Bonnema, Steen Joop |
| Jazyk: |
dánština |
| Rok vydání: |
2014 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Larsen, C C, Schifter, S & Bonnema, S J 2014, ' Kæmpecellearteritis diagnosticeret ved hjælp af PET-CT ', Ugeskrift for Laeger, bind 176, nr. 17, s. 2-3 . |
| Popis: |
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is easily diagnosed in case of typical symptoms such as headache and jaw claudication. We present an 82-year-old man who was admitted due to symptoms of pneumonia, weight loss and fever. He did not respond to antibiotic treatment. An 18F-fluordeoxyglucose PET-CT scan showed increased uptake of the thoracic branches of aorta, raising the suspicion of GCA. The result from a subsequent temporal artery biopsy supported the diagnosis. Based on the clinical symptoms, the results from the PET-CT scan and the biopsy, and the response to high dose of prednisolone, the patient was diagnosed with GCA. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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