Kruithof E, Elewaut D, Naeyaert J M, Praet M, Mielants H, Veys E M, De Keyser F
Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Ghent, Belgium.
Clin Rheumatol. 1999;18(3):257-60. doi: 10.1007/s100670050096.
We report a case of polyarteritis nodosa with a clinical presentation mimicking polymyalgia rheumatica, as well as pathological findings of non-giant-cell arteritis on temporal artery biopsy with symptoms of jaw claudication. Although certain clinical syndromes have been attributed to specific types of systemic vasculitis, considerable overlap occurs. Obtaining tissue biopsy in cases of vasculitis is mandatory for diagnosis and classification.
我们报告了一例结节性多动脉炎病例,其临床表现酷似风湿性多肌痛,颞动脉活检显示为非巨细胞动脉炎的病理结果,并伴有颌跛行症状。尽管某些临床综合征已归因于特定类型的系统性血管炎,但仍存在相当多的重叠情况。对于血管炎病例,进行组织活检对于诊断和分类是必不可少的。