RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Jaw claudication in primary amyloidosis: unusual presentation of a rare disease.
JF The Journal of Rheumatology
JO J Rheumatol
FD The Journal of Rheumatology
SP 2283
OP 2286
VO 30
IS 10
A1 Churchill, Christopher H
A1 Abril, Andy
A1 Krishna, Murli
A1 Callman, Mark L
A1 Ginsburg, William W
YR 2003
UL http://www.jrheum.org/content/30/10/2283.abstract
AB We describe two patients with temporal artery biopsy-proven amyloidosis presenting with symptoms of jaw claudication, visual disturbance, and proximal muscle stiffness suggestive of giant cell arteritis (GCA) and polymyalgia rheumatica. At the onset of disease, neither patient had other characteristic symptoms to suggest primary amyloid. We point out similarities between GCA and primary amyloid that can lead to confusion in diagnosis.