J Korean Rheum Assoc.  2000 Mar;7(1):72-76.

A Case of Giant Cell Arteritis developed in Polymyalgia Rheumatica

• Chang HK
• Hur SH
• Chung HR

Abstract

Giant cell arteritis is an inflammatory disease that mainly involves the cranial branches of the arteries originating from the aortic arch. It affects the white populations over the age of 50 almost exclusively who live in Northern Europe and in the United states. There is close relationship between giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica. So far, there have been a few reports of temporal arteritis in Korea. However, giant cell arteritis with typical pathological findings in temporal artery has not been reported. We describe a case who showed typical pathological findings of giant cell arteritis in superficial temporal artery. She had been diagnosed as polymyalgia rheumatica in several months ago.

Keyword

Giant cell arteritis; Polymyalgia rheumatica; Temporal arteritis

MeSH Terms

Aorta, Thoracic
Arteries
Europe
Giant Cell Arteritis*
Giant Cells*
Korea
Polymyalgia Rheumatica*
Temporal Arteries
United States