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Giant cell arteritis associated with chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection
Annarita GiardinaGiuseppina CapraAngelo FerranteFrancesco CicciaAroldo RizzoGiovanni Triolosubject
musculoskeletal diseaseslcsh:Internal medicineSettore MED/07 - Microbiologia E Microbiologia ClinicaEpstein-Barr Virus InfectionsHerpesvirus 4 HumanBiopsyGiant Cell Arteritischronic active EBV infection (CAEBV-infection)lcsh:MedicineVirusPolymyalgia rheumaticaRheumatologyChronic Active Epstein-Barr VirusBiopsyMedicineHumansArteritislcsh:RC31-1245Aged 80 and overmedicine.diagnostic_testGiant cell arteritis (GCA) Epstein Barr virus (EBV) chronic active EBV infection (CAEBV-infection)business.industryChronic Activelcsh:Rmedicine.diseaseTemporal ArteriesGiant cell arteritisGiant cellGiant cell arteritis (GCA)ImmunologyChronic DiseaseDNA ViralFemaleGiant cell arteritis (GCA) Epstein Barr virus (EBV) chronic active EBV infection (CAEBV-infection).businessEpstein Barr virus (EBV)description
Giant cell arteritis is an inflammatory vasculopathy that preferentially affects medium-sized and large arteries. A viral cause has been suspected but not confirmed in polymyalgia rheumatica and giant-cell arteritis. We report the case of a 81-year-old female who suffered from chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection and developed giant cell temporal arteritis.
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