Giant Cell Arteritis in a 12-Year-Old Girl Presenting with Nephrotic Syndrome

Giant Cell Arteritis in a 12-Year-Old Girl Presenting with Nephrotic Syndrome

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is rare in children. The kidneys are generally spared. We present a case of GCA in a 12-year-old girl with severe headache and tender scalp especially over the right temporal area. The right superficial temporal artery was cord like and nodular and the pulsations were bare...

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Main Authors: Zeinab A. El-Sayed, Hanaa M. El-Awady, Zeinab E. Hassan, Tamer M. H. Adham, Hossam M. Mostafa, Nadia G. Elhefnawy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Rheumatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/491937

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