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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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Clinical Features of Aortitis with Gastrointestinal Involvement
Few vascultides have a predilection for the aorta. Among those are Takayasu arteritis, Behcet’s disease, giant cell arteritis, and infectious aortitis.
Mansour Altuwaijri, Abdulmajeed Altoijry
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Giant cell arteritis is a granulomatous vasculitis of large and medium sized arteries manifesting as temporal arteritis and/or polymyalgia rheumatica.
Salem Alowami +3 more
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Pathogenesis of polymyalgia rheumatica [PDF]
Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a chronic, inflammatory disorder of unknown cause, almost exclusively occurring in people aged over 50 and often associated with giant cell arteritis.
Ciccia F. +4 more
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Glucocorticoids—All-Rounders Tackling the Versatile Players of the Immune System [PDF]
Glucocorticoids regulate fundamental processes of the human body and control cellular functions such as cell metabolism, growth, differentiation, and apoptosis.
Agarwal +268 more
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Myocardial Infarction Due to Giant Cell Arteritis: A Case Report and Literature Review
Giant cell arteritis occurs mainly in the cranial arteries, especially in the temporal area, and rarely in the coronary arteries. Here, we present a case of coronary artery giant cell arteritis in a 51-year-old woman who complained of atypical chest pain.
Long-Wei Lin +2 more
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Giant cell arteritis is a medical emergency as severe, irreversible complications may occur if it is not treated in a timely manner. However, in daily practice early diagnosis can be challenging.
Marieke van Nieuwland +4 more
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Takayasu's arteritis in an adult female from Cameroon: diagnosis via Doppler echocardiography [PDF]
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Aminde, Leopold N +4 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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