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Mediterr J Rheumatol 2020;31(2):220-3
Fever and temporal headache in a 70-year-old male with presumed large vessels vasculitis
Authors Information
1. Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, Hippokration University Hospital, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
2. Second Propedeutic Clinic of Internal Medicine, Hippokration University Hospital, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
3. Third Department of Paediatrics, Hippokration University Hospital, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
4. Department of Infectious Diseases, Hippokration University Hospital, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
5. Department of Neurology, Hippokration University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
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