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[Horton disease of pulmonary localization]
J P Clarke1, J C Roge, C Sagan
1Service de Pneumologie, CHU, Nantes.
Revue De Pneumologie Clinique
|January 1, 1995
Summary
This case report details Horton's disease (also known as giant cell arteritis) with lung involvement. Corticosteroid therapy effectively treated the interstitial pulmonary disease.
Area of Science:
- Rheumatology
- Pulmonology
- Pathology
Background:
- Horton's disease, or giant cell arteritis, is a systemic vasculitis.
- Interstitial lung involvement is an uncommon manifestation of giant cell arteritis.