Neurol. praxi. 2019;20(4):316-319 | DOI: 10.36290/neu.2018.069

Proper treatment with improper diagnosis

MUDr. Eva Gödöllová1, MUDr. Peter Bábel2, MUDr. Katarína Surmajová1, MUDr. Simona Repčíková1, MUDr. Julia Travkina1, MUDr. Oto Petrík, MPH1
1 Neurologické oddelenie, Svet Zdravia, NsP Sv. Lukáša, Galanta
2 Rádiologické oddelenie, Svet Zdravia, NsP Sv. Lukáša, Galanta

The present case report describes a female patient with unrecognized giant-cell arteritis who had been receiving appropriate
treatment for years despite misdiagnosis. The patient had complained of polymorphous symptoms for twelve years and undergone
various paraclinical tests based on which she received an incorrect diagnosis. Our case report aims to highlight the varied
clinical presentation of systemic vasculitis which, when the results are misinterpreted, can mimic other diseases.

Keywords: giant-cell vasculitis, corticosteroid treatment, clinical presentation of disease, differential diagnosis

Received: November 17, 2018; Accepted: December 16, 2018; Published: September 1, 2019  Show citation

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Gödöllová E, Bábel P, Surmajová K, Repčíková S, Travkina J, Petrík O. Proper treatment with improper diagnosis. Neurol. praxi. 2019;20(4):316-319. doi: 10.36290/neu.2018.069.
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