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Неотложная медицинская помощьGiant cell arteritis is a disease characterized by granulomatous inflammation of large and medium-sized arteries. The aorta and its large branches are most susceptible to pathological changes in this arteritis. The course of giant cell arteritis is often
E. V. Shevchenko +3 more
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Autoimmunity Reviews, 2003 Abstract Giant cell arteritis (GCA), temporal arteritis or Horton’s arteritis, is a systemic vasculitis which involves large and medium sized vessels, especially the extracranial branches of the carotid arteries, in persons usually older than 50 years.
Henry Penn, Bhaskar Dasgupta
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Management of giant-cell arteritis in Switzerland: an online national survey [PDF]
Swiss Medical Weekly, 2023 AIMS OF THE STUDY: To assess current practices in diagnosing, treating, and following-up giant-cell arteritis by specialists in Switzerland and to identify the main barriers to using diagnostic tools.
Michele Iudici +17 more
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Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology, 2013 We report the case of a giant cell arteritis (GCA) in an 81-year-old man who presented with headaches and a decreased general condition associated with an important inflammatory syndrome in laboratory analysis responding to corticotherapy.
GC Colin, M Dupont
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Giant Cell Arteritis Presenting as Scalp Necrosis [PDF]
The Scientific World Journal, 2011 The differential of scalp ulceration in older patients should include several causes, such as herpes zoster, irritant contact dermatitis, ulcerated skin tumors, postirradiation ulcers, microbial infections, pyoderma gangrenosum, and giant cell arteritis.
Daniel E. Maidana +5 more
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Liječnički vjesnik, 2021 Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common vasculitis of older age. It usually affects the branches of carotid arteries, especially temporal and ophthalmic artery.
Dijana Perković +6 more
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Hepatic Giant Cell Arteritis and Polymyalgia Rheumatica [PDF]
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 1994 Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a clinical syndrome of the elderly characterized by malaise, proximal muscle aching and stiffness, low grade fever, elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rare and the frequent association with temporal giant cell arteritis ...
Donald R Duerksen +2 more
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Indian Journal of Rheumatology, 2009 Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is an immune-mediated vasculitis affecting individuals over 50 years of age. It is characterised by granulomatous inflammation that affects medium-sized and large arteries. The wide spectrum of clinical manifestations can be divided into those related to tissue ischemia from vascular lesions and those related to a systemic ...
P Kaushik, D Cote
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Giant cell arteritis: a review
Eye and Brain, 2013 Pravin Patil,1 Niral Karia,2 Shaifali Jain,3 Bhaskar Dasgupta1 1Department of Rheumatology, 2Department of Ophthalmology, 3Department of Radiology, Southend University Hospital, Westcliff, Essex, United Kingdom Abstract: Giant cell arteritis is the most ...
Patil P, Karia N, Jain S, Dasgupta B
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Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 2002 Giant cell arteritis has been considered an enigmatic disease. It is characterised by chronic granulomatous inflammation of the walls of large and medium-sized arteries. The process has a predilection for the extradural cranial arteries, which include the ophthalmic and the posterior ciliary arteries.
Andrew S, Gurwood, Kelly A, Malloy
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