Giant-Cell Arteritis in a Black Patient
Authors: STANLEY P. BALLOU
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1978)

Brief Reports1 May 1978Giant-Cell Arteritis in a Black PatientSTANLEY P. BALLOU, M.D., MUHAMMAD A. KHAN, M.D., M.R.C.P., IRVING KUSHNER, M.D., F.A.C.P.STANLEY P. BALLOU, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, MUHAMMAD A. KHAN, M.D., M.R.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, IRVING KUSHNER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-88-5-659 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptRecent papers have stated that giant-cell arteritis occurs only in white patients (1, 2). We wish to report a case of documented giant-cell arteritis in a black patient.A 79-year-old Mississippi-born black woman with adult-onset diabetes and mild atherosclerotic heart disease developed morning stiffness of the shoulder girdle in March 1973. She was treated with aspirin with good results. Six months later she began to experience moderately severe headaches that occurred daily over the temporal and midparietal areas and were only partially relieved by aspirin. She also complained of weakness and loss of appetite; over the next 2 months, she...References1. HEALEYWILSKE LK: Manifestations of giant cell arteritis. Med Clin North Am 61:261-270, 1977 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. TERASAKIHEALEYWILSKE PLK: Distribution of HLA haplotypes in polymyalgia rheumatica (letter). N Engl J Med 295:905, 1976 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. DAVISONSPIERAPLOTZ SHC: Polymyalgia rheumatica. Arthritis Rheum 9:18-23, 1966 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. BELLKLINEFELTER WH: Polymyalgia rheumatica. Johns Hopkins Med J 121:175-187, 1967 MedlineGoogle Scholar5. GOODMANLAUFERBANNER LLB: Polymyalgia rheumatica and giant-cell arteritis in a black woman (letter). N Engl J Med 298:113, 1978 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. SANFORDBERNEY RS: Polymyalgia rheumatica and temporal arteritis in blacks—clinical features and HLA typing. J Rheumatol 4:435-442, 1977 MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital Cleveland, Ohio PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByOphthalmic presentation of giant cell arteritis in African-AmericansGiant cell arteritis in Alaska NativesThe epidemiology of giant cell arteritisPlasma viscosity or erythrocyte sedimentation rate in the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis?Temporal arteritis in blacksA 54-year-old woman with fevers, arthralgias, myalgias, and rashTemporal Arteritis in BlacksDANIEL C. LOVE, M.D., JEFFREY RAPKIN, M.D., G. ROBERT LESSER, M.D., BARRY M. SHMOOKLER, M.D., MARTIN P. KOLSKY, M.D., BILLY JACKSON, M.D., WERNER F. BARTH, M.D.Giant cell arteritis in a 20-year-old black man: A cause of intermittent calf claudicationThe epidemiology of giant cell arteritis. Report of a Ten-Year Study in Shelby County, TennesseeIncreased frequency of hla-dr3 and dr4 in polymyalgia rheumatica-giant cell arteritisJaw claudicationGiant-Cell ArteritisApproche épidémiologique de la maladie de horton dans le département de loire-atlantique 110 cas en 10 ans (1970–1979)REFERENCESGiant cell (cranial) arteritis: a clinical reviewA clinical approach to systemic vasculitisThree Cases of Benign Juvenile MelanomaTemporal arteritisGiant cell arteritis in an elderly black woman 1 May 1978Volume 88, Issue 5Page: 659-660KeywordsAspirinCardiovascular therapyShouldersStiffnessType 2 diabetes Issue Published: 1 May 1978 PDF DownloadLoading ...