Strachan R W, How J, Bewsher P D
Lancet. 1980 Jan 26;1(8161):194-6. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(80)90675-3.
Five bipsy-proven cases of giant-cell arteritis illustrate some of the lesser known, but not uncommon, masquerades of this disease. The delay in reaching the diagnosis, which is common with these presentations, was a major factor in the emergence of serious sequelae including arotic regurgitation, stroke, and death. To increase awareness of the variety of clinical presentation of giant-cell arteritis, a classification of these variants into cachectic, febrile, and other forms is suggested.
经活检证实的5例巨细胞动脉炎病例说明了这种疾病一些鲜为人知但并不罕见的伪装表现。与这些表现常见的诊断延迟是包括主动脉反流、中风和死亡在内的严重后遗症出现的主要因素。为提高对巨细胞动脉炎多种临床表现的认识，建议将这些变体分为恶病质型、发热型和其他类型。
