Conjugal giant cell arteritis

J Neuroophthalmol. 2013 Jun;33(2):158-61. doi: 10.1097/WNO.0b013e319280d4c9.

Abstract

While the pathogenesis of giant cell arteritis (GCA) remains unclear, a number of factors may be contributory, including genetic, environmental, and immune. There have been few reports of GCA occurring in a conjugal pair, all originating from Northern Europe or the Northern United States. We document GCA occurring in a husband and wife from the southern Gulf Coast of the United States and discuss the implications of this, as well as the current understanding of the pathogenesis of GCA.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Blood Sedimentation
  • C-Reactive Protein / metabolism
  • Female
  • Giant Cell Arteritis / blood
  • Giant Cell Arteritis / complications*
  • Giant Cell Arteritis / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Nystagmus, Pathologic / etiology*

Substances

  • C-Reactive Protein