TY - JOUR
T1 - Giant cell arteritis of the female genital tract
T2 - Report of a case and review of the literature
AU - Patel, Rahul K.
AU - Carrick, Kelley
PY - 2005/4
Y1 - 2005/4
N2 - A 65-year-old female presented with constitutional symptoms of fever and weight loss with bilateral adnexal masses on physical examination. Total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy were performed and subsequently revealed giant cell arteritis involving numerous small arteries in the ovaries, fallopian tubes, paraovarian and paratubal soft tissues, myometrium, and cervix. After surgery, the patient continued to have constitutional symptoms. Corticosteroid therapy led to a significant improvement and eventual resolution of symptoms. Several similar cases of giant cell arteritis of the female genital tract have been described, both with and without concomitant temporal arteritis. Implications for diagnosis and treatment are discussed.
AB - A 65-year-old female presented with constitutional symptoms of fever and weight loss with bilateral adnexal masses on physical examination. Total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy were performed and subsequently revealed giant cell arteritis involving numerous small arteries in the ovaries, fallopian tubes, paraovarian and paratubal soft tissues, myometrium, and cervix. After surgery, the patient continued to have constitutional symptoms. Corticosteroid therapy led to a significant improvement and eventual resolution of symptoms. Several similar cases of giant cell arteritis of the female genital tract have been described, both with and without concomitant temporal arteritis. Implications for diagnosis and treatment are discussed.
KW - Female genital tract
KW - Giant cell arteritis
KW - Polymyalgia rheumatica
KW - Temporal arteritis
KW - Vasculitis
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U2 - 10.1097/01.SMJ.0000136262.78708.0C
DO - 10.1097/01.SMJ.0000136262.78708.0C
M3 - Review article
C2 - 15898526
AN - SCOPUS:17244366475
SN - 0038-4348
VL - 98
SP - 469
EP - 471
JO - Southern medical journal
JF - Southern medical journal
IS - 4
ER -