A case of skull base neoplasm which should be differentiated from giant cell arteritis

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  • Shimoyama Kumiko
    Division of Immunology and Rheumatology. Department of Medicine 3, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine
  • Suzuki Daisuke
    Division of Immunology and Rheumatology. Department of Medicine 3, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine
  • Ogawa Noriyoshi
    Division of Immunology and Rheumatology. Department of Medicine 3, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

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  • 巨細胞性動脈炎と鑑別を要した頭蓋底腫瘍の１例

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Objective: We report a case of skull base neoplasm which should be differentiated from giant cell arteritis.<br> Case: The patient is a 79-year-old female. She developed diplopia, right temporal headache and facial numbness in right forehead and cheek, tiredness in jaw while eating or talking, 2 kg of body weight loss. She had abnormality of more than one cranial nerve. However, she had no polymyalgia rheumatica like symptoms, or no inflammatory signs. Brain MRI revealed a skull base neoplasm.<br> Conclusion：It is important to make the assessment carefully for a diagnosis of giant cell arteritis with atypical manifestations.

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