Pulmonary Artery Obstruction and Giant Cell Arteritis

Letters1 May 1995Pulmonary Artery Obstruction and Giant Cell ArteritisPhillippe Chassagne, Joseph Gligorov, and Stephane DominiquePhillippe ChassagneHopital de Boisguillaume, BP 100, 76233 Boisguillaume, France.Search for more papers by this author, Joseph GligorovHopital de Boisguillaume, BP 100, 76233 Boisguillaume, France.Search for more papers by this author, and Stephane DominiqueHopital de Boisguillaume, BP 100, 76233 Boisguillaume, France.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-122-9-199505010-00020 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:Although thrombosis caused by giant cell arteritis may theoretically affect all medium- and large-sized arteries [1, 2], thrombosis of the pulmonary artery is rare [3, 4]. We report a case of pulmonary infarction secondary to segmentary thrombosis of the pulmonary artery in a patient treated for giant cell arteritis. Pneumonia was suspected in an 86-year-old woman who had been successfully treated for 3 months with prednisone for histologically confirmed giant cell arteritis. A chest radiograph showed infiltration of the upper left lobe of the lung with areas of cavitation.Laboratory findings included a leukocyte count of 22 ...References1. Hunder GG, Michet CJ. Giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica. Clin Rheum Dis. 1985; 11:471-83. Google Scholar2. Klein RG, Hunder GG, Stanson AW, Sheps SG. Large artery involvement in giant cell (temporal) arteritis. Ann Intern Med. 1975; 83:806-12. Google Scholar3. Bradley JD, Pinals RS, Blumenfeld HB, Poston WM. Giant cell arteritis with pulmonary nodules. Am J Med. 1984; 77:135-40. Google Scholar4. Glover MU, Muniz J, Bessone L, Carta M, Casellas J, Maniscalco BS. Pulmonary artery obstruction due to giant cell arteritis. Chest. 1987; 91:924-5. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Hopital de Boisguillaume, BP 100, 76233 Boisguillaume, France. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByDiagnostic value of PET/CT for giant cell arteritis combined with pulmonary embolism presentingToux chronique révélant une maladie de HortonAtteinte respiratoire de la maladie de Horton : 8 observations et revue de la littératureThoracic vasculitis presenting as surgical problemsSymptômes inauguraux de la maladie de Horton sur une série de 260 patientsPulmonary Manifestations of Systemic VasculitidesPULMONARY INVOLVEMENT IN COMMON RHEUMATOLOGIC DISEASES IN THE ELDERLYManifestations pleuropulmonaires des vascularites systémiquesPulmonary Artery Stenosis and Periarteritis Nodosa 1 May 1995Volume 122, Issue 9Page: 732KeywordsAngiographyGiant cellsInfarctionLesionsPulmonary arteriesSteroidsThoraxThrombosisVasculitisWegener granulomatosis Issue Published: 1 May 1995 CopyrightCopyright © 1995 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...