PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Scott T Persellin
AU  - Marc D Cohen
AU  - William W Ginsburg
AU  - Kenneth T Calamia
AU  - James C Waldorf
AU  - Andras Khoor
TI  - Temporal artery bruits in a patient with giant cell arteritis.
DP  - 2003 Jan 01
TA  - The Journal of Rheumatology
PG  - 191--192
VI  - 30
IP  - 1
4099  - http://www.jrheum.org/content/30/1/191.short
4100  - http://www.jrheum.org/content/30/1/191.full
SO  - J Rheumatol2003 Jan 01; 30
AB  - Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a disease of unknown etiology characterized by granulomatous inflammation of medium and large arteries. A 69-year-old man presented with right jaw claudication, intermittent scalp tenderness without headache, and visibly swollen temporal arteries. Results of a right temporal artery biopsy were positive for GCA. Auscultation revealed audible bruits of the temporal arteries. We believe this is the first reported example of bruits of the temporal arteries as a manifestation of GCA. The condition resolved with corticosteroid therapy.