A Rare Cause of Pericardial Effusion : Giant Cell Arteritis

Giant cell arteritis is a granulomatous vasculitis characterized by medium or large sized vessel involvement. Although extracranial branches of the carotid artery are typically involved, involvement of aorta and its major branches can also be seen. Cardiac involvement has been encountered less frequ...

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Published in:Case reports in rheumatology 2014-01, Vol.2014 (2014), p.1-3
Main Authors: Tasliyurt, Turker, Sivgin, Hakan, Bekar, Lutfu, Sahin, Safak, Uzun Kaya, Suheyla, Koseoglu, Resit Dogan, Kutluturk, Faruk, Yilmaz, Abdulkerim
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Summary:Giant cell arteritis is a granulomatous vasculitis characterized by medium or large sized vessel involvement. Although extracranial branches of the carotid artery are typically involved, involvement of aorta and its major branches can also be seen. Cardiac involvement has been encountered less frequently and pericardial effusion is rarely encountered. In this paper, a case has been presented in which pericardial effusion was determined during the examination and diagnosis was giant cell arteritis.
ISSN:2090-6889
2090-6897
DOI:10.1155/2014/424295