[Prolonged cough as initial symptom of temporal arteritis].
- Resource Type
- Academic Journal
- Authors
- Galván ME; Servicio de Clínica Médica, Hospital Privado de Comunidad, Mar del Plata, Argentina. eugegalvan@yahoo.com.ar; Maxit MJ
- Source
- Publisher: Fundación Revista Medicina (Buenos Aires) Country of Publication: Argentina NLM ID: 0204271 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0025-7680 (Print) Linking ISSN: 00257680 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Medicina (B Aires) Subsets: MEDLINE
- Subject
- Language
- Spanish; Castilian
- ISSN
- 0025-7680
Prolonged cough could be a diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma. We present here the case of an elder man who suffered from a dry cough and malaise during four weeks, followed by a fever of unknown origin. After many studies and review of symptoms, a biopsy of the temporal artery confirmed a giant cell arteritis. Cough and malaise could be an early symptom of temporal arteritis in elderly patients. Pain in the outer ear on the lateral decubitus could be another interesting symptom in this disease.