Giant cell arteritis associated with chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection

Submitted: 27 July 2012
Accepted: 12 February 2013
Published: 28 March 2013
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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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Giardina, A., Rizzo, A., Ferrante, A., Capra, G., Triolo, G., & Ciccia, F. (2013). Giant cell arteritis associated with chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection. Reumatismo, 65(1), 36–39. https://doi.org/10.4081/reumatismo.2013.36