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â āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāϤā§āϤāϰāĻĻāĻžāϤāĻž : Raju Arian, Al Amin RN, Mizanur Rahman Fahim, Shaker Ahmed, Raihan Uddin, Samiul Haque Rahib, āĻĄāĻžāĻ āĻŽā§āĻšāĻžāĻŽā§āĻŽāĻžāĻĻ āĻāϰāĻŋāĻĢ,G S Saklain, Khalid Hassan Tanim
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âŦ āĻŽāĻŋāϏā§āϏ āϰāĻžāĻŦā§ā§āĻž, āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϏ ā§ā§Ļ āĻāϰ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻžâāĻāĻŋāĨ¤ āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āύāĨ¤āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻĒā§āϞā§āĻāύāĨ¤đ´đ´ āĻāϤ ā§Ģ āĻŽāĻžāϏ āϝāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§āĻŦāϰ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻā§āύāĨ¤ āĻā§āĻŦāϰ āĻāĻŋāϞ Low Grade, Continuous. āĻāĻ ā§Ģ āĻŽāĻžāϏ⧠āĻāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻžāĻāϧ, āĻāĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāϰ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻā§āϰ āĻā§ā§āύā§āĻā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻž, āϰāĻžāϤ⧠āĻļāϰā§āϰ āĻ āύā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻāύāĻ āύāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽā§ āĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤ āĻāύ āĻāύ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻžāĻ āĻšā§, Temporal and Occipital Region-āĻāĨ¤ āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāϤā§āĻ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻž āĻšā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻžā§āĻž āĻ āύā§āϝ āĻā§āύ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻž āĻŦāĻž āϰā§āĻ āύā§āĻāĨ¤ đˇ
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âŦ āĻĒāϰ⧠āĻĸāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāϏāϞā§āύ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻāϤā§āĨ¤
āĻāĻŽāĻĒā§āϞā§āĻāύ āĻļā§āύ⧠āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāύā§āĻļāύ āĻāϰā§(No Lymphadenopathy/Organomegaly) āĻĄāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻšā§āĻŦ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ -
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⥠CBC āĻāϰ⧠āĻĻā§āĻāϞā§āύ Hb-9.8 g/dL, āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻŋāϞ High ESR (135 mm)
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⥠Urine R/M/E-Proteinuria (++), few RBC And Pus Cell
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⥠ECG, S.Creatinine ,Chest X-Ray, USG Of Abdomen āύāϰāĻŽāĻžāϞ āĻāĻŋāϞ
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⥠MT test - 7mm (āϝā§āĻšā§āϤ⧠Chronic fever+weight loss)
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⥠CRP- 39 mg/dL (Normal <10)
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⥠RA test, ANA-Negative
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âĄBlood and Urine culture-No growth (āϝā§āĻšā§āϤ⧠āĻā§āĻŦāϰ āĻāĻŋāϞ)
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âĄCT-scan of Brain-Cerebrum āĻ Mild Atrophy āĻĒāĻžāĻā§āĻž āĻā§āϞ (āϝā§āĻšā§āϤ⧠fever+Headache+Vision Problem āĻāĻŋāϞ)
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āĻŦāϞāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§,
âŦ What is the Most Likely Dx ?
âŦ Dx āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāύāĻĢāĻžāϰā§āĻŽ āĻāϰāĻŦā§ ?
âŦ Immidiate Rx āĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻā§āĻž āĻāĻāĻŋā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āύ ?
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#Answers:
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⥠Most Likely Dx : Giant Cell arteritis(Temporal Ateritis).
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âŦ āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻ āϧāϰāύā§āϰ Granulomatous inflammation āϝāĻž #Large_Arteries, āϝā§āĻŽāύ #Temporal/#Ophthalmic_Artery āĻā§ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ involve āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
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âŦ āĻĄāĻžā§āĻžāĻāύāϏā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§ā§āύā§āĻāϏ :
âĢ Common in 60-75 years old Female pt.
âĢ Headache at temporal and occipital region (Scalp āĻ āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧠Tenderness āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŦā§), usually unilateral Headache
âĢ Joint pain,Visual Disturbance
âĢ Unexplained Fever,Night sweats, weight loss
âĢ High ESR, CRP Raised, Microscopic Haematuria(few RBC in Urine R/M/E)
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âāĻāĻāĻžā§āĻž āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻļā§āύā§āĻ āĻŦāϞāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧠āĻāĻŋāϰā§āύāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§ āĻā§āϞ āĻāĻāĻā§āĻžāύā§āϰ āϏāĻŽā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻž āĻāϰā§, āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽā§ āĻā§ā§āĻžāϞ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻž āĻāϰ⧠(Due to involvement of Facial, maxillary and Trigeminal brances of #External_Carotid_Artery)
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⥠Dx is confirmed by Biopsy of Temporal artery.
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âŦ āϤāĻŦā§ Giant Cell Arteritis āĻšāĻ˛ā§ ā§Šā§Ļ% āĻā§āώā§āϤā§āϰ⧠āĻŦāĻžā§ā§āĻĒāϏāĻŋāϰ āϰā§āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻ Negative āĻāϏāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤ āϤāĻāύ āĻā§āϞāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻāĻžāϞ āĻĄāĻžā§āĻāύā§āϏāĻŋāϏā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āĻāĻŋāϤā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§āϏāĻž āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
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⥠Immidiate Rx : Prednisolone 60-100 mg/Day for 1-2 months, āϤāĻžāϰāĻĒāϰ āĻā§āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻ āĻĄā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋā§ā§ āĻāύāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤ āϏā§āĻā§āϰā§ā§āĻĄ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§ #Blindness Pevent āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝāĨ¤ āĻ āύā§āĻā§āϰ ā§§-ā§Š āĻŦāĻāϰ āĻĒāϰā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻāĻŽā§āύā§āĻ āϞāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
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âŦ Giant Cell Arteritis āĻāϰ āϏāĻŦāĻā§ā§ā§ āĻāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻŽā§āĻĒāϞāĻŋāĻā§āĻļāύ āĻšāϞ⧠#Irreversible_Blindness. inflammation āĻāϰ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖā§ #Ophthalmic_Artery āϤ⧠Occlusion āĻšāĻā§āĻžāϰ āĻĢāϞ⧠āĻāĻ Blindness āĻšā§āĨ¤ Steroid immunosuppresion āĻāϰ āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽā§ Inflammation āĻāĻŽāĻŋā§ā§ āĻĻā§ā§, āϝāĻž Ophthalmic artery occlusion Prevent āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
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âŦ āĻŦāĻžā§ā§āĻĒāϏāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§ āϏā§āĻā§āϰā§ā§āĻĄ āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§ āĻ āĻĨāĻŦāĻž āϏā§āĻā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻĄ āĻļā§āϰā§āϰ ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāύā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝā§āĨ¤
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â āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāϤā§āϤāϰāĻĻāĻžāϤāĻž : Raju Arian, Al Amin RN, Mizanur Rahman Fahim, Shaker Ahmed, Raihan Uddin, Samiul Haque Rahib, āĻĄāĻžāĻ āĻŽā§āĻšāĻžāĻŽā§āĻŽāĻžāĻĻ āĻāϰāĻŋāĻĢ,G S Saklain, Khalid Hassan Tanim
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âŦ āĻŽāĻŋāϏā§āϏ āϰāĻžāĻŦā§ā§āĻž, āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϏ ā§ā§Ļ āĻāϰ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻžâāĻāĻŋāĨ¤ āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āύāĨ¤āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻĒā§āϞā§āĻāύāĨ¤đ´đ´ āĻāϤ ā§Ģ āĻŽāĻžāϏ āϝāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§āĻŦāϰ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻā§āύāĨ¤ āĻā§āĻŦāϰ āĻāĻŋāϞ Low Grade, Continuous. āĻāĻ ā§Ģ āĻŽāĻžāϏ⧠āĻāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻžāĻāϧ, āĻāĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāϰ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻā§āϰ āĻā§ā§āύā§āĻā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻž, āϰāĻžāϤ⧠āĻļāϰā§āϰ āĻ āύā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻāύāĻ āύāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽā§ āĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤ āĻāύ āĻāύ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻžāĻ āĻšā§, Temporal and Occipital Region-āĻāĨ¤ āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāϤā§āĻ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻž āĻšā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻžā§āĻž āĻ āύā§āϝ āĻā§āύ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻž āĻŦāĻž āϰā§āĻ āύā§āĻāĨ¤ đˇ
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âŦ āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŽāĻāĻŋāĻĻ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĢāĻžāϰā§āĻŽā§āϏāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻžāϰ āĻāώā§āϧ āĻāϰ āĻāύā§āĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāύāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§, āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āĻā§āύ āϞāĻžāĻ āĻšā§ āύāĻžāĻāĨ¤ đŠ
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âŦ āĻĒāϰ⧠āĻĸāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāϏāϞā§āύ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻāϤā§āĨ¤
āĻāĻŽāĻĒā§āϞā§āĻāύ āĻļā§āύ⧠āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāύā§āĻļāύ āĻāϰā§(No Lymphadenopathy/Organomegaly) āĻĄāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻšā§āĻŦ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ -
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⥠CBC āĻāϰ⧠āĻĻā§āĻāϞā§āύ Hb-9.8 g/dL, āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻŋāϞ High ESR (135 mm)
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⥠Urine R/M/E-Proteinuria (++), few RBC And Pus Cell
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⥠ECG, S.Creatinine ,Chest X-Ray, USG Of Abdomen āύāϰāĻŽāĻžāϞ āĻāĻŋāϞ
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⥠MT test - 7mm (āϝā§āĻšā§āϤ⧠Chronic fever+weight loss)
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⥠CRP- 39 mg/dL (Normal <10)
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⥠RA test, ANA-Negative
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âĄBlood and Urine culture-No growth (āϝā§āĻšā§āϤ⧠āĻā§āĻŦāϰ āĻāĻŋāϞ)
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âĄCT-scan of Brain-Cerebrum āĻ Mild Atrophy āĻĒāĻžāĻā§āĻž āĻā§āϞ (āϝā§āĻšā§āϤ⧠fever+Headache+Vision Problem āĻāĻŋāϞ)
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āĻŦāϞāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§,
âŦ What is the Most Likely Dx ?
âŦ Dx āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāύāĻĢāĻžāϰā§āĻŽ āĻāϰāĻŦā§ ?
âŦ Immidiate Rx āĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻā§āĻž āĻāĻāĻŋā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āύ ?
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#Answers:
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⥠Most Likely Dx : Giant Cell arteritis(Temporal Ateritis).
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âŦ āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻ āϧāϰāύā§āϰ Granulomatous inflammation āϝāĻž #Large_Arteries, āϝā§āĻŽāύ #Temporal/#Ophthalmic_Artery āĻā§ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ involve āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
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âŦ āĻĄāĻžā§āĻžāĻāύāϏā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§ā§āύā§āĻāϏ :
âĢ Common in 60-75 years old Female pt.
âĢ Headache at temporal and occipital region (Scalp āĻ āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧠Tenderness āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŦā§), usually unilateral Headache
âĢ Joint pain,Visual Disturbance
âĢ Unexplained Fever,Night sweats, weight loss
âĢ High ESR, CRP Raised, Microscopic Haematuria(few RBC in Urine R/M/E)
.
âāĻāĻāĻžā§āĻž āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻļā§āύā§āĻ āĻŦāϞāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧠āĻāĻŋāϰā§āύāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§ āĻā§āϞ āĻāĻāĻā§āĻžāύā§āϰ āϏāĻŽā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻž āĻāϰā§, āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽā§ āĻā§ā§āĻžāϞ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻž āĻāϰ⧠(Due to involvement of Facial, maxillary and Trigeminal brances of #External_Carotid_Artery)
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⥠Dx is confirmed by Biopsy of Temporal artery.
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âŦ āϤāĻŦā§ Giant Cell Arteritis āĻšāĻ˛ā§ ā§Šā§Ļ% āĻā§āώā§āϤā§āϰ⧠āĻŦāĻžā§ā§āĻĒāϏāĻŋāϰ āϰā§āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻ Negative āĻāϏāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤ āϤāĻāύ āĻā§āϞāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻāĻžāϞ āĻĄāĻžā§āĻāύā§āϏāĻŋāϏā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āĻāĻŋāϤā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§āϏāĻž āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
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