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To assess the utility of infrared thermography for diagnosing and tracking disease activity in a patient with suspected large-vessel vasculitis.

July 15, 2017Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative TechniquesOpen Access

Infrared thermography in the diagnosis and management of vasculitis

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PLPeter H. LinBoston University ÁEÁngela EcheverríaUniversity of California, Los Angeles MPMun J. PoiBaylor College of Medicine

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Case report demonstrates infrared thermography detecting vascular inflammation in a vasculitis patient, indicating its utility for diagnosis and treatment monitoring.

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To assess the utility of infrared thermography for diagnosing and tracking disease activity in a patient with suspected large-vessel vasculitis.
Evaluated a 39-year-old female presenting with malaise, lethargy, headache, and elevated inflammatory markers.
Conducted diagnostic imaging comparing conventional modalities (computed tomography and carotid duplex ultrasound) with infrared thermography.
Administered corticosteroid therapy and performed follow-up infrared thermography at 6 months to evaluate treatment response.
Conventional imaging with computed tomography and carotid duplex ultrasound was unremarkable despite active systemic inflammation.
Infrared thermography detected enhanced thermal signals corresponding to the left carotid artery and aortic arch, establishing the vasculitis diagnosis.
Follow-up thermography at 6 months demonstrated complete resolution of abnormal thermal patterns, correlating with the patient remaining entirely symptom free.

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Lin et al. (2017) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7d3bee53702837bd9ffc75 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvscit.2016.12.002

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Case report demonstrates infrared thermography detecting vascular inflammation in a vasculitis patient, indicating its utility for diagnosis and treatment monitoring.

Infrared thermography in the diagnosis and management of vasculitis

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