Pulmonary artery thrombosis in giant cell arteritis. A new case and review of literature

I Landrin; P Chassagne; M Bouaniche; S Dominique; J Doucet; G Nouvet; E Bercoff

Pulmonary artery thrombosis in giant cell arteritis. A new case and review of literature

Ann Med Interne (Paris). 1997;148(4):315-6.

Authors

I Landrin¹, P Chassagne, M Bouaniche, S Dominique, J Doucet, G Nouvet, E Bercoff

Affiliation

¹ Département de Gérontologie Clinique, CHU de Rouen.

PMID: 9515099

Abstract

Pulmonary artery thrombosis caused by giant cell arteritis is an extremely rare condition. We report the case of an 86-year-old woman, who was hospitalized for dyspnea. Pulmonary artery thrombosis was confirmed by pulmonary angiogram and was linked to giant cell arteritis. This observation is accompanied by a discussion of the literature.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Female
Giant Cell Arteritis / complications*
Humans
Pulmonary Embolism / etiology*