Spontaneous remission of giant cell arteritis: possible association with a preceding acute respiratory infection and seropositivity to Chlamydia pneumoniae antibodies
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Recent epidemiological or immunopathological studies demonstrate the possible association between giant cell arteritis and infectious agents including Chlamydia pneumoniae. A 62-year-old Japanese man with type 1 diabetes mellitus developed biopsy-proven giant cell arteritis after acute upper respiratory infection. Serological examination indicated concurrent re-infection with C. pneumoniae. Clinical manifestations of the vasculitis subsided within a month without any immunosuppressive therapy, and no relapse was observed for the following 12 months. The natural history of this disease is unclear and spontaneous remission is rarely reported. The self-limiting nature of the infection could contribute to this phenomenon.
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- Nagoya Journal of Medical Science
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Nagoya Journal of Medical Science 81 (1), 151-158, 2019-02
Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, School of Medicine
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- CRID
- 1390290699599990656
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- NII論文ID
- 120006583850
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- ISSN
- 21863326
- 00277622
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- HANDLE
- 2237/00029555
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- 本文言語コード
- en
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