Maladie de Horton systémique révélée par une polynévrite, d'évolution gravissime par ischémie digestive

We report one case of biopsy-proved large cell arteritis with polyneuropathy and intestinal involvement leading in 15 days to mesenteric ischemia, small bowel perforation, multivisceral failure and death in spite of the administration of high-dose steroids, symptomatic treatment and abdominal surgery.