Large vessel and temporal artery involvement in temporal arteritis.

Authors
La Rosa, L Zaefferer, P Avagnina, A Etchegoyen, FP
Citation
L. La Rosa et al., Large vessel and temporal artery involvement in temporal arteritis., MEDICINA, 59(4), 1999, pp. 370-374
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
MEDICINA-BUENOS AIRES
ISSN journal
00257680 → ACNP
Volume
59
Issue
4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
370 - 374
Database
ISI
SICI code
0025-7680(1999)59:4<370:LVATAI>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
The importance of this case report resides in the unusual initiation of an arterial inflammatory disease. The patient presented ischemic symptoms and signs with bilateral upper limb claudication and Raynaud's phenomenon, with ulcerations on her left hand. We describe the patient's clinical history, diagnosis and therapy.