UNUSUAL MANIFESTATIONS OF GIANT-CELL ARTERITIS - PULMONARY NODULES, COUGH, CONJUNCTIVITIS AND OTITIS WITH DEAFNESS

The major manifestations of giant cell arteritis have been well descri bed, Pulmonary manifestations, however, are rare. We report the case o f a 75 year old woman with temporal arteritis, presenting with atypica l manifestations, i.e. nodular pulmonary lesions, dry cough, rhinitis, conjunctivitis, and otitis with hearing loss. We conclude that overla pping features of giant cell arteritis and Wegener's granulomatosis oc cur in some patients.