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Giant cell arteritis (GCA) and Takayasu's arteritis (TA) are large vessel vasculitis (LVV) and aortic involvement is not uncommon in Behcet's disease (BD) and relapsing polychondritis (RP). Glucocorticosteroids are the mainstay of therapy in LVV. However, a significant proportion of patients have glucocorticoid dependance, serious side effects or refractory disease to steroids and other immunosuppressive...
The authors report the case of a woman aged 67 years who presented an acute ischemia of the lower limbs. A surgical exploration showed no atherosclerosis or thrombus. A biopsy of the femoral artery found an extensive mononuclear cell infiltration of the media and a fragmentation of internal elastic lamina. The diagnosis of Horton disease was considered and confirmed by the presence of clinical...
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