The use of the color Doppler ultrasonography in the diagnosis and monitoring of an atypical case of giant-cell arteritis

Acta Reumatol Port. 2016 Apr-Jun;41(2):165-6.

Abstract

Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) is a large vessels vasculitis that is typically characterised by headache, scalp tenderness, jaw claudication and visual disturbances. Temporal arteries color Doppler ultrasonography (CDUS) is a sensitive and non-invasive image technique used in the diagnosis of this disease. This work highlights the importance of CDUS in the diagnostic workup of GCA and also demonstrates it´s usefullness in the evaluation and documentation of the response to corticosteroids therapy in an atypical case of ACG.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Female
  • Giant Cell Arteritis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color*