Giant cell arteritis presenting with aortic aneurysm, normal erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and normal C-reactive protein |
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| Authors: | Raja Mohan K Proulx Alain A Allen Larry H |
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| Affiliation: | Schulich School of Medicine, the Ivey Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Western Ontario, and St Joseph's Health Care, London, Canada. |
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CASE REPORT: We report on an extremely rare case of giant cell arteritis (GCA) presenting without elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate or C-reactive protein level, with aortic root involvement, and in the absence of typical clinical findings. COMMENTS: The clinical signs and symptoms as well as the laboratory investigations involved in the diagnosis of GCA are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | giant cell arteritis ESR C-reactive protein temporal artery aortic root |
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