Manejo de arteritis de células gigantes en Argentina
Revista Argentina de Reumatología, 2018 Introducción: hasta ahora el diagnóstico de la Arteritis de Células Gigantes (ACG) se ha basado fundamentalmente en la clínica y la biopsia de arteria temporal y el tratamiento en corticoides. En los últimos años, han aparecido nuevos métodos que ayudan
Marina Scolnik +3 more
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Assessment of acute headache in adults - what the general physician needs to know. [PDF]
, 2018 Headache is common. Up to 5% of attendances to emergency departments and acute medical units are due to headache. Headache is classified as either primary (eg migraine, cluster headache) or secondary to another cause (eg meningitis, subarachnoid ...
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Cardiogenic shock from acute myocardial infarction induced by large-vessel Arteritis
Heart and Mind, 2018 Coronary artery involvement in large-vessel arteritis is not uncommon, but rarely fatal. Here, we present a case of a young female with arteritis who was admitted to our hospital with acute myocardial infarction-induced cardiogenic shock.
Yanping Liu, Panpan Hao
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Relapse of polymyalgia rheumatica following adjuvanted influenza vaccine: A case-based review [PDF]
, 2020 Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is the most common inflammatory rheumatological condition affecting individuals aged >50 years. There have been rare reports of PMR and other vasculitides developing within 3 months of influenza vaccination.
Bassendine, Margaret F., Bridge, Simon
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Ulcerative C2 neurocutaneous dysesthesia (trigeminal trophic syndrome in an alternative distribution) [PDF]
, 2020 Trigeminal trophic syndrome is an uncommon condition characterized by paresthesia, itch, and self-inflicted wounds following the trigeminal dermatome(s). Similar processes adhering to cervical nerve distributions have been reported, calling into question
Hajar, Tamar +5 more
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PTPN22 gene polymorphism in Takayasu's arteritis [PDF]
, 2008 Objective. Takayasu's arteritis (TA) is a chronic, rare granulomatous panarteritis of unknown aetiology involving mainly the aorta and its major branches.
Akar, S. +18 more
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ICAM G241A polymorphism and soluble ICAM-1 serum levels: Evidence for an active immune process in schizophrenia [PDF]
, 2005 Objectives: We have previously reported reduced serum levels of soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1) in schizophrenic patients. A single-nucleotide polymorphism ( SNP) of the ICAM-1 gene was described at position 241.
Ackenheil, Manfred +6 more
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Temporal artery biopsy in giant cell arteritis: clinical perspectives and histological patterns
Frontiers in MedicineAlthough its role has been debated, temporal artery biopsy (TAB) remains the gold standard for the diagnosis of cranial giant cell arteritis (GCA). The specificity of TAB is excellent and the sensitivity, albeit lower, is comparable with other diagnostic
Pavlos Stamatis +4 more
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Giant carotid aneurysm in takayasu arteritis
Journal of Indian College of Cardiology, 2022 Takayasu arteritis is an arteritis of unknown etiology, resulting in stenosis or dilatation of the aorta and its major branches. .We report a rare case of a giant right common carotid artery aneurysm on the one side in a 29-year-old young male with ...
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Clinical features of varicella-zoster virus infection [PDF]
, 2018 Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is a pathogenic human herpes virus that causes varicella (chickenpox) as a primary infection, following which it becomes latent in peripheral ganglia.
Gershon, Anne A., Kennedy, Peter G.E.
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