Kosteska Misajlevska Dragana, Pavol Peter, Ziaka Mairi
Center for Geriatric Medicine & Rehabilitation, Clinic for Geriatric Medicine, Bruderholz Hospital, Bruderholz, Switzerland.
Department of Emergency Medicine, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
SAGE Open Med Case Rep. 2024 Sep 14;12:2050313X241272666. doi: 10.1177/2050313X241272666. eCollection 2024.
Presenting as a large vessel vasculitis, giant cell arteritis (GCA) manifests with various symptoms, including fever, myalgias, headache, and jaw claudication. Although the precise pathogenesis of GCA remains incompletely elucidated, there is speculation about the involvement of environmental factors and infectious agents like bacteria and viruses in its development. Nevertheless, data on the potential link between influenza infection and GCA are limited. In this report, we present the case of an 88-year-old patient diagnosed with GCA following a severe influenza A infection.
巨细胞动脉炎（GCA）表现为大血管血管炎，有多种症状，包括发热、肌痛、头痛和颌部间歇性运动障碍。尽管GCA的确切发病机制仍未完全阐明，但有人推测环境因素以及细菌和病毒等感染因子在其发病过程中发挥了作用。然而，关于流感感染与GCA之间潜在联系的数据有限。在本报告中，我们介绍了一名88岁患者的病例，该患者在严重甲型流感感染后被诊断为GCA。
