Myeloperoxidase positivity in giant cell arteritis presenting with fever of unknown origin

Rheumatology (Oxford). 2021 Feb 1;60(2):e53-e55. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keaa442.

Authors

Derin Karacabeyli¹, Suzan Abu-Abed², Mehdi Agoumi³, Kun Huang⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
² Department of Pathology, Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, Canada.
³ Department of Pathology, Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, Canada.
⁴ Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

PMID: 32885247
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keaa442

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Biomarkers / blood
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Fever of Unknown Origin / blood
Fever of Unknown Origin / diagnosis
Fever of Unknown Origin / etiology*
Giant Cell Arteritis / complications
Giant Cell Arteritis / diagnosis
Giant Cell Arteritis / enzymology*
Humans
Peroxidase / blood*

Substances

Biomarkers
MPO protein, human
Peroxidase