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01.09.2011 | Case Report
A case of giant cell arteritis with massive pericardial effusion
verfasst von:
Yuya Matsue, Masakazu Ohno, Wataru Nagahori, Makoto Suzuki, Akihiko Matsumura, Yuji Hashimoto
Erschienen in:
Heart and Vessels
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Ausgabe 5/2011
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Abstract
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the medium and large blood vessels. The early symptoms of this disease are nonspecific, and pericardial effusion is a rare manifestation of GCA. Recently, we investigated a case of GCA in which massive pericardial effusion was the initial symptom, and active aortitis was observed on positron emission tomography with fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose. These observations indicated that pericardial effusion could occur in patients with GCA.