Aortitis in Extracranial Giant Cell Arteritis: Do Not Lose Sight of the Patient
Giant cell arteritis is the most common systemic vasculitis. This case highlights aortic dissection as a potentially life-threatening complication of giant cell arteritis, in most instances occurring as very late event years or even decades after initial diagnosis.
Authors
- Maximilian Pichlmaier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2903-2490)
- Michael Czihal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4199-6345)
- Lilly J.U. Reik
- Nikolaous Tsilimparis
Institutions
- LMU Klinikum (DE)
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Internal Medicine Clinical Cases
- Published
- 2026-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7326/aimcc.2024.1060
- Primary Topic
- Vasculitis and related conditions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00