Mönckeberg sclerosis with giant cells as a masquerade of giant cell arteritis

Authors

Andrew Johannemann, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
A D. Proia, Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA;Department of Pathology, Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lillington, NC, USA.
Lisa Criscione-Schreiber, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.

Document Type

Article

Date of Publication

4-1-2022

Publication Title

European journal of rheumatology

First Page

105

Last Page

108

Abstract

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common type of vasculitis in adults, which is classified as a large/medium vessel vasculitis. It has a predilection for the ophthalmic circulation and extracranial carotid system. Temporal artery biopsy specimens can show the presence of inflammatory multinucleated giant cells. Here, we report just the third case of Mönckeberg sclerosis with multinucleated giant cells affecting the temporal artery and mimicking GCA. This rare finding in the evaluation of a common vasculitis is important for rheumatologists to be aware of and emphasizes close collaboration between clinicians and pathologists.

DOI

10.5152/eurjrheum.2021.20134

Recommended Citation

Johannemann, Andrew; Proia, A D.; and Criscione-Schreiber, Lisa, "Mönckeberg sclerosis with giant cells as a masquerade of giant cell arteritis" (2022). Osteopathic Medicine, Jerry M. Wallace School of. 2416.
https://cufind.campbell.edu/medicine_school/2416