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Rheumatology 2002; 41: 108-110
© 2002 British Society for Rheumatology

Letters to the Editor

Infarction of the sigmoid colon secondary to giant cell arteritis

M. A. Trimble and M. A. Weisz

The University of Oklahoma, College of Medicine, Tulsa, OK 74135, USA

SIR, Giant cell arteritis has long been known, its classic features usually including headache, temporal tenderness, jaw claudication and visual disturbances. Although rare, several extra-cranial manifestations have been reported. A Medline review revealed only nine cases of giant cell arteritis presenting as bowel ischaemia or infarction. All of these cases involved the small bowel. We describe what we believe to be the first reported case of giant cell arteritis presenting as . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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