CASE REPORTS
Value of Carotid Artery Tenderness for the Early Diagnosis of Takayasu Arteritis
2012 Volume 51 Issue 24 Pages 3431-3434
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2012 Volume 51 Issue 24 Pages 3431-3434
The early diagnosis and treatment of Takayasu arteritis (TA) is crucial to prevent the devastating complications of vascular insufficiency. This report describes a patient with a persistent fever in whom carotid artery tenderness led to a diagnosis of TA. This case suggests that carotid artery tenderness is a useful physical finding that warrants 2-deoxy-2-[Fluorine-18] fluoro-D-glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography to confirm a diagnosis of early TA.
