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Medientyp:
E-Artikel
Titel:
Clinical implication of FDG-PET/CT in monitoring disease activity in large-vessel giant cell arteritis linked with secondary polymyalgia rheumatica
Erschienen in:
Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 1 (2014) 1, Seite 6
Sprache:
Nicht zu entscheiden
DOI:
10.5430/crim.v1n1p6
ISSN:
2332-7243;
2332-7251
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Beschreibung:
Seventy year-old female presented low-grade fever, neck and pelvic girdle pain, jaw claudication and pulseless without visual disturbance. Laboratory examinations showed that C-reactive protein and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) were 11 mg/dl and 123 mm/1hr, respectively. FDG-PET/CT findings demonstrated bilateral subclavian, carotid and femoral arteritis and aortitis in addition to bursitis and enthesitis of spinous process and pelvic girdle. We diagnosed as large-vessel giant cell arteritis (GCA) linked with secondary polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). Glucocorticoid therapy was started, and not only these symptoms and but also abnormal findings of FDG-PET/CT were improved.