巨细胞动脉炎伪装成偏头痛:一个案例报告
Sujata Devi1, Anil Dash1, Suvendu Purkait2
1Internal Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar, IND.
Cureus
|September 26, 2023
概括
巨细胞动脉炎 (GCA) 是一种血管炎形式,可以在老年人中引起慢性头痛. 通过动脉活检进行早期诊断对于有效的类固醇治疗和预防并发症至关重要.
科学领域:
- 类风湿病学 类风湿病学
- 神经学 神经学
- 血管医学 血管医学
背景情况:
- 巨细胞动脉炎 (GCA),也称为性动脉炎,是一种慢性粒状血管炎,影响大和中等大小的动脉.
- 它是老年人中二次头痛的主要原因.
- 及时诊断和治疗对于预防视力损失等严重并发症至关重要.
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