2024
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.61074
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Giant Cell Arteritis With Sepsis-Like Symptoms in an Elderly Man: A Case Report

Hisae Minamioka,
Yuto Tsukihashi,
Tasuku Yano
et al.

Abstract: This case report details the diagnostic challenge and management of an 88-year-old man who presented to a rural Japanese community hospital with sepsis-like symptoms, initially suspected of acute bacterial cholangitis based on his physical and laboratory findings. Despite the antibiotic treatment of tazobactam and piperacillin, the patient's symptoms persisted, leading to further investigations that revealed no signs of infection but notable aortic arch wall thickening on contrast-enhanced computed tomography … Show more

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