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Takayasu arteritis in childhood: retrospective experience from a tertiary referral centre in the United Kingdom. [PDF]
, 2015 Takayasu arteritis (TA) is an idiopathic large-vessel vasculitis affecting the aorta and its major branches. Although the disease rarely affects children, it does occur, even in infants.
McMahon, AM +11 more
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BMC Medical Imaging, 2019 Background Diagnosis of giant cell arteritis by temporal artery biopsy is time-consuming and visual loss lies in the first week after its diagnosis. The purpose of the study was to test the hypothesis that ultrasound can reduce the risk of overdiagnosis ...
Quan Zou, Sumei Ma, Xinghu Zhou
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2019 Introduction Temporal artery biopsy is essential for the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis. It has been shown that 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography, magnetic resonance angiography, and ultrasonography are useful for
Toshio Kawamoto +7 more
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Temporal arteritis: A case series from south India and an update of the Indian scenario
Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2012 Objective: To study the clinical, pathological and prognostic profile of patients with temporal arteritis in India. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted in a tertiary care center from south India from 2005 to 2010 in the departments of ...
Thomas Mathew +8 more
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Scleritis and temporal arteritis [PDF]
Postgraduate Medical Journal, 1976 Summary Thirty consecutive patients with severe scleritis or episcleritis were admitted as in-patients to the Medical Ophthalmology Unit and assessed for systemic disease. There were seventeen women and thirteen men. The mean age was 53 with a median of 57 (range 23-83).
R G, Long, A I, Friedmann, D G, James
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Transient ischaemic attack in a patient with known temporal arteritis: a case report [PDF]
, 2009 Older populations are more at risk of problems such as temporal arteritis or polymyalgia rheumatica, and these conditions are often first diagnosed in general practice, with usual ongoing care and long-term treatment with oral steroids.
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Giant cell arteritis: A case report and review of literature
Radiology Case Reports, 2021 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
Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2023 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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Giant cell arteritis associated with chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection
Reumatismo, 2013 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
Neurología, 2010 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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