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. 1992 Sep;51(9):1082–1084. doi: 10.1136/ard.51.9.1082

Temporal arteritis: a form of systemic panarteritis.

A Sendino 1, F J Barbado 1, I González-Anglada 1, E Antón 1, F López-Barea 1, J J Vázquez 1
PMCID: PMC1004844  PMID: 1417143

Abstract

The case is reported of a patient with giant cell arteritis affecting several organs. The triggering cause of death was a brainstem infarction due to basilar artery thrombosis. The necropsy showed the systemic character of the disease affecting the coronary, bronchial, and ovarian arteries.

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