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New insights into the pathogenesis of giant cell arteritis [PDF]
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is an inflammatory chronic disease occurring exclusively in elderly individuals. Until recently, the disease has been considered a unique disease resulting from the interaction in the walls of susceptible arteries, between an ...
Francesco Ciccia +110 more
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Diagnostic delay for giant cell arteritis – a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Background Giant cell arteritis (GCA), if untreated, can lead to blindness and stroke. The study’s objectives were to (1) determine a new evidence-based benchmark of the extent of diagnostic delay for GCA and (2) examine the role of GCA-specific ...
A Brack +59 more
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Temporal arteritis, a chronic inflammatory vasculitis involving medium- and large-sized arteries, has rarely been reported in Asia. However, we report 2 cases, in which the patients initially presented with headache. Physical examination disclosed engorged, hard and palpable vessels in the temporal areas.
Chen, Chun-Hsiung +5 more
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Increased expression of interleukin-22 in patients with giant cell arteritis [PDF]
GCA is characterized by arterial remodelling driven by inflammation. IL-22 is an attractive cytokine which acts at the crosstalk between immune and stromal cells.
Alessandro, Riccardo +13 more
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Giant cell arteritis: A case report and review of literature
Giant cell arteritis, the most common form of vasculitis in the elderly, is characterized by granulomatous inflammation of arteries, which can lead to serious, life-threatening conditions including aortic aneurysms, ruptures, and dissections as well as ...
Matthew A. Crain, BS +4 more
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Optimizing the use of temporal artery biopsy: a retrospective study
Background Giant cell arteritis is an inflammatory disease of the large- and medium-sized vessels. It is the most common primary vasculitis, with lifetime incidences of 0.5% and 1% in men and women, respectively.
Etienne Villeneuve +2 more
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Ulcerative C2 neurocutaneous dysesthesia (trigeminal trophic syndrome in an alternative distribution) [PDF]
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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The prevalence of giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica in a UK primary care population [PDF]
Background: To update community-based prevalence values for Polymyalgia Rheumatic (PMR) and Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) using case record review supplemented by population survey and subsequent clinical review.
A Mohammad +30 more
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Giant cell arteritis associated with chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection
Giant cell arteritis is an inflammatory vasculopathy that preferentially affects medium-sized and large arteries. A viral cause has been suspected but not confirmed in polymyalgia rheumatica and giant-cell arteritis.
A. Giardina +5 more
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En la arteritis de la temporal: controversias terapéuticas
Resumen: Introducción: Aunque la arteritis de células gigantes o temporal representa un 5-10% de las neuropatías ópticas isquémicas y es la arteritis más frecuente en las personas mayores de 60 años, aún no existen pautas de tratamiento establecidas ...
J. Balsalobre Aznar, J. Porta-Etessam
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