Temporal arteritis: a syndrome. From Horton's disease to periarteritis nodosa
Saveuse, H.; Dorra, M.; Dechy, H.; Baglin, C.; Rouveix, E.; Betourne, C.
Presse Medicale 17(11): 517-520
1988
ISSN/ISBN: 0755-4982 PMID: 2895464 Document Number: 323118
Four cases of histologically proven temporal arteritis presenting with atypical clinical, anatomical or evolutive features and raising nosological problems concerning the type of vascularitis involved are presented. In patients with temporal arteritis, some elements are suggestive of periarteritis nodosa. They include peripheral neurological lesions, renal or pleuro-pulmonary lesions and the histological appearance of the temporal artery. Diagnosing periarteritis nodosa in a case of temporal arteritis leads to a special therapeutic strategy.