<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Giant cell arteritis is a systemic inflammatory vasculitis, typically involving the superficial temporal arteries, but with possible ischemic and hemorrhagic cerebrovascular complications.The case is reported of a patient with a clinical picture of giant cell arteritis, who had multiple occupational exposures to various infectious agents.His initial favourable progress was followed by an atypical outcome. Despite immunosuppressive treatment, he developed fatal subarachnoid and intracerebral haemorrhages, possibly due to rupture of a microaneurysm of the posterior cerebral artery.</abstract>

Giant cell arteritis is a systemic inflammatory vasculitis, typically involving the superficial temporal arteries, but with possible ischemic and hemorrhagic cerebrovascular complications.The case is reported of a patient with a clinical picture of giant cell arteritis, who had multiple occupational exposures to various infectious agents.His initial favourable progress was followed by an atypical outcome. Despite immunosuppressive treatment, he developed fatal subarachnoid and intracerebral haemorrhages, possibly due to rupture of a microaneurysm of the posterior cerebral artery.

Lethal Subarachnoid and Intracerebral Haemorrhage Associated with Temporal Arteritis. A Case Report

Mureş County Clinical Emergency Hospital Târgu Mureş, Neurology Clinic II

University of Medicine and Pharmacy Târgu Mureş

The Journal of Critical Care Medicine

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Giant cell arteritis is a systemic inflammatory vasculitis, typically involving the superficial temporal arteries, but with possible ischemic and hemorrhagic...

Lethal Subarachnoid and Intracerebral Haemorrhage Associated with Temporal Arteritis. A Case Report

Publié en ligne: 08 nov. 2017

Pages: 153 - 157

Reçu: 30 avr. 2017

Accepté: 13 oct. 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jccm-2017-0028

Mots clés
giant cell arteritis, subarachnoid haemorrhage

© 2017 Réka Gál et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Lethal Subarachnoid and Intracerebral Haemorrhage Associated with Temporal Arteritis. A Case Report

Publié en ligne: 08 nov. 2017

Pages: 153 - 157

Reçu: 30 avr. 2017

Accepté: 13 oct. 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jccm-2017-0028

Mots clésgiant cell arteritis, subarachnoid haemorrhage

© 2017 Réka Gál et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Mots clés
giant cell arteritis, subarachnoid haemorrhage