giant cell arteritis
Digital slides
UI:623 - Temporal arteritis: Vasculitis, giant cell arteritis
Synopsis
abundant multinucleate giant cells
mononulear cell inflammatory infiltrate
parietal fibrosis with marked narrowing of the lumen
Etiology
- temporal arteritis
References
Salvarani C, Cantini F, Boiardi L, Hunder GG. Polymyalgia rheumatica and giant-cell arteritis. N Engl J Med. 2002 Jul 25;347(4):261-71. PMID: #12140303#