Delayed diagnosis of biopsy-negative giant cell arteritis presenting as fever of unknown origin

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 532-536

  Schäfer, Valentin S ^a   Warrington, Kenneth J ^a   Williamson, Eric E ^a   Kermani, Tanaz A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Fever of unknown origin; Giant cell arteritis; Large vessel vasculitis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PYREXIA IDIOPATHICA; RADIOGRAPHY; TEMPORAL ARTERY;

AGED; BIOPSY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HUMANS; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; TEMPORAL ARTERIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 67649967672     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-009-0925-9     Document Type: Article

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