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British Journal of Radiology (2006) 79, e184-e186
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doi: 10.1259/bjr/81338007
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Case report

The ultrasound halo sign in angiolymphoid hyperplasia of the temporal artery

M W T Arnander, MRCS, MSc 1 N G Anderson, MBChB, FRANZCR 2 and F Schönauer, MD 1

Departments of 1Plastic Surgery and 2Radiology, The Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Holtye Road, East Grinstead, West Sussex RH19 3DZ, UK

Correspondence: Magnus Arnander, 6 Stack House, Cundy Street, London SW1W 9JS, UK. E-mail: magnus1{at}hotmail.co.uk.

An ultrasound halo sign surrounding the temporal artery is a well recognized feature associated with giant cell arteritis. We report a previously unreported case of this halo sign being present around the temporal artery due to angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia (ALHE) in a young female patient.






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