A CASE OF GIANT CELL ARTERITIS IN AN ELDERLY WOMAN: DIAGNOSTIC PROBLEMS


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Abstract

The differential diagnosis of headache is associated with a number of problems. The paper describes a clinical case of firstly diagnosed giant cell arteritis in an elderly woman. The specific feature of the case is of Takayasrfs-like vasculitis.

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S. Ovcharenko

I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University

Email: svetftk@mail.ru
Professor, MD

V. Kapustina

I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University

Candidate of Medical Sciences

N. Morozova

I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University

Candidate of Medical Sciences

G. Burnasheva

I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University

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