... during the course of the disease our patient had a brain embolic event. There-fore, an additional minor criterion was also met.Our patient was treated initially with vancomycin, 2 g/daily, and intravenous ... totalmastectomy of the right breast and axillary lymph nodedissection, due to breast cancer. Sin ce then she hadbeen taking tamo xifen. Additionally, seven years ago a giant cell arteritis had ... Private Hospital, Nicosia, CyprusFull list of author information is available at the end of the articleMiltiadous and Elisaf Journal of Medical Case Reports 2011, 5:251http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/5/1/251JOURNAL...