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Published on: February 8, 2019
Giant Cell Arteritis with Facial Edema Presenting with Delayed Jugular Venous Flow
Yohei Kanzawa1, Yasushi Mizuno, Yukihiro Imai
1Department of General Internal Medicine, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Japan.
Abstract:
The detection of abnormalities of the cranial arteries on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is useful for the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis (GCA). However, reports on the veins of GCA patients are rare. We report the case of an elderly woman with GCA who presented with facial edema. She presented with a one month history of headache and facial edema. After MRI and enhanced computed tomography revealed delayed blood flow in the left jugular vein, a temporal artery biopsy was performed. She was diagnosed with GCA based on the biopsy findings. Following corticosteroid therapy, her symptoms and venous flow improved. The present case indicates that delayed jugular venous flow can occur in GCA patients with facial edema.
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