Female genital tract giant cell arteritis associated with occult temporal arteritis
Inanç, M.; Gül, A.; Tuzlali, S.; Buyru, F.; Koniçe, M.; Aral, O.; Ocal, L.; Ilhan, R.; Lie, J.T.
Journal of Rheumatology 23(2): 393-395
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0315-162X PMID: 8882055 Document Number: 454960
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) of the female genital tract has been described as an incidental finding, but associated temporal arteritis (TA) has been rarely reported. We describe a case of female genital tract GCA associated with occult giant cell TA, which in the absence of cranial symptoms was confirmed by a random temporal artery biopsy. The patient remains asymptomatic at 12 month followup after treatment with prednisolone and azathioprine.