Lethal Subarachnoid and Intracerebral Haemorrhage Associated with Temporal Arteritis. A Case Report

Réka Gál; Rodica Bălaşa; Zoltán Bajkó; Smaranda Maier; Iunius Simu; Adrian Bălaşa

doi:10.1515/jccm-2017-0028

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Lethal Subarachnoid and Intracerebral Haemorrhage Associated with Temporal Arteritis. A Case Report

The Journal of Critical Care Medicine

Volume 3 (2017): Issue 4 (October 2017)

By: Réka Gál, Rodica Bălaşa, Zoltán Bajkó, Smaranda Maier, Iunius Simu and Adrian Bălaşa

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|Nov 2017

Abstract

Giant cell arteritis is a systemic inflammatory vasculitis, typically involving the superficial temporal arteries, but with possible ischemic and hemorrhagic cerebrovascular complications.

The case is reported of a patient with a clinical picture of giant cell arteritis, who had multiple occupational exposures to various infectious agents.

His initial favourable progress was followed by an atypical outcome. Despite immunosuppressive treatment, he developed fatal subarachnoid and intracerebral haemorrhages, possibly due to rupture of a microaneurysm of the posterior cerebral artery.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jccm-2017-0028 | Journal eISSN: 2393-1817 | Journal ISSN: 2393-1809

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Language: English

Page range: 153 - 157

Submitted on: Apr 30, 2017

Accepted on: Oct 13, 2017

Published on: Nov 8, 2017

Published by: University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

Keywords:

giant cell arteritis,

subarachnoid haemorrhage

Related subjects:

Medicine,

Clinical medicine,

Internal medicine,

Internal medicine, other,

Surgery,

Surgery, other,

Anaesthesiology,

Emergency medicine and intensive-care medicine

© 2017 Réka Gál, Rodica Bălaşa, Zoltán Bajkó, Smaranda Maier, Iunius Simu, Adrian Bălaşa, published by University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures
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