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.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Echocardiography
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Female
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Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
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Giant Cell Arteritis / complications*
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Giant Cell Arteritis / diagnosis
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Giant Cell Arteritis / drug therapy
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Humans
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Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use
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Methylprednisolone / therapeutic use
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Multimodal Imaging
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Pericardial Effusion / diagnosis
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Pericardial Effusion / etiology*
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Positron-Emission Tomography
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Radiopharmaceuticals
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Treatment Outcome
Substances
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Immunosuppressive Agents
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Radiopharmaceuticals
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Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
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Methylprednisolone