%0 Journal Article
%T Giant cell arteritis associated with chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection
%A A. Giardina
%A A. Rizzo
%A A. Ferrante
%A G. Capra
%J Reumatismo
%D 2013
%I PAGEPress Publications
%R 10.4081/reumatismo.2013.36
%X Giant cell arteritis is an inflammatory vasculopathy that preferentially affects medium-sized and large arteries. A viral cause has been suspected but not confirmed in polymyalgia rheumatica and giant-cell arteritis. We report the case of a 81-year-old female who suffered from chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection and developed giant cell temporal arteritis.
%K Giant cell arteritis (GCA)
%K Epstein Barr virus (EBV)
%K chronic active EBV infection (CAEBV-infection).
%U http://www.reumatismo.org/index.php/reuma/article/view/625