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Extracranial giant cell arteritis
D J Evans1, M J Wilkins, J F Wazir
1Departments of Histopathology and Surgery, Imperial College, Saint Mary's Hospital, London, UK.
Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
|July 9, 1998
Abstract:
Although giant cell arteritis (GCA) of the extracranial arteries is said to be relatively frequent, clinical manifestations are rarely recognized. We describe a case presenting with intestinal perforation who subsequently died with active GCA of the coronary, mesenteric and temporal vessels.