Abstract
Giant cell arteritis (GCA), a type of systemic arteritis, is rare in Japan. We herein report a case of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) complicated by GCA that manifested during chemotherapy for AML. A 77-yearold woman with severe back pain was diagnosed with AML. She achieved complete remission with the resolution of her back pain following induction chemotherapy. However, she developed a headache and fever after consolidation chemotherapy. A diagnosis of GCA was made based on a biopsy of the temporal artery and arterial imaging. GCA should therefore be included in the differential diagnosis in AML patients complicated with a headache and fever of unknown origin.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 289-293 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Internal Medicine |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 01-02-2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Internal Medicine