RESUMO
Three patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA) observed recently in our department are described. One of them demonstrated clinical picture of polymyalgia rheumatica, the other two presented with clinical symptoms of GCA. This presentation seems to be very helpful for correct diagnosis in cases with difficult recognition.
Assuntos
Arterite de Células Gigantes/diagnóstico , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Feminino , Humanos , Polimialgia Reumática/diagnósticoRESUMO
We present 66 year old man with symptoms of malabsorption syndrome. The correct diagnosis of Whipple's disease was made difficult by the radiological picture of the jejunum tumor with subocclusion. It was the cause of the diagnosis of carcinoid tumor of the small intestine: the laparotomy was performed. The histological picture was typical for Whipple's disease. The skin changes seen in our patient were similar like in carcinoid syndrome, pellagra and Whipple's disease.