Two Cases of Temporal Arteritis Involving the Occipital Artery.

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  • MORI Toru
    Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Saga Medical School
  • MIURA Yoshihiro
    Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Saga Medical School
  • NAKAFUSA Junji
    Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Saga Medical School
  • MISAGO Noriyuki
    Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Saga Medical School
  • NARISAWA Yutaka
    Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Saga Medical School
  • MORI Katsuhiko
    Mori Dermatological and Urological Clinic

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  • 後頭動脈にも病変をきたした側頭動脈炎の２例

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We report two rare cases of temporal arteritis involving the occipital artery. The first case was a 76-year-old woman who was found to have tender, tortuous swollen temporal and occipital arteries and a mild fever. The second case was an 80-year-old woman who was admitted our hospital because of a headache in the bilateral temporal and occipital regions and a mild fever. Laboratory tests of the two cases revealed an extremely elevated ESR and a high CRP level. A histological examination of the superficial temporal arteries in these two cases showed arteritis with giant cell infiltration. The symptoms improved after the oral administration of prednisolone at a dose of 40mg/day in both cases.

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