TY - JOUR
T1 - Temporal arteritis associated with Chlamydia pneumoniae DNA detected in an artery specimen
AU - Rimenti, G.
AU - Blasi, F.
AU - Cosentini, R.
AU - Moling, O.
AU - Pristera, R.
AU - Tarsia, P.
AU - Vedovelli, C.
AU - Mian, P.
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - Temporal arteritis is a clinical manifestation of giant cell arteritis. The etiology of this disease is still unknown. Sudden onset and wide variations of incidence are reported in different parts of the world. Acute onset is often associated with flu-like symptoms, indicating that infectious factors probably act as precipitating agents. We describe a 72-year-old man referred to our department in January 1999 for unremitting fever and temporal arteritis associated with Chlamydia pneumoniae infection.
AB - Temporal arteritis is a clinical manifestation of giant cell arteritis. The etiology of this disease is still unknown. Sudden onset and wide variations of incidence are reported in different parts of the world. Acute onset is often associated with flu-like symptoms, indicating that infectious factors probably act as precipitating agents. We describe a 72-year-old man referred to our department in January 1999 for unremitting fever and temporal arteritis associated with Chlamydia pneumoniae infection.
KW - Antibiotic treatment
KW - Chlamydia pneumoniae
KW - Giant cell arteritis
KW - Polymerase chain reaction
KW - Temporal arteritis
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M3 - Article
C2 - 11093461
AN - SCOPUS:0033729571
SN - 0315-162X
VL - 27
SP - 2718
EP - 2720
JO - Journal of Rheumatology
JF - Journal of Rheumatology
IS - 11
ER -