Giant cell arteritis mimicking fever of unknown origin: potential diagnostic role of PET scan
Thromb Haemost
.
2006 Feb;95(2):390-2.
Authors
Olivier Chavaillaz
1
,
Salah Gueddi
,
Sophia Taylor
,
Hans Stalder
,
Marc Righini
Affiliation
1
Service of Ambulatory Investigation, Department of Community Medicine, Geneva Switzerland.
PMID:
16493503
No abstract available
Publication types
Case Reports
MeSH terms
Biopsy
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Fever / diagnosis*
Giant Cell Arteritis / diagnosis*
Humans
Middle Aged
Positron-Emission Tomography / standards*
Sensitivity and Specificity
Temporal Arteries / pathology