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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, Andrea Katharina Hemmig, Mihaela Stegert, Courvoisier Courvoisier, Sabine Adler, Mike Oliver Becker, Christoph T. Berger, Diana Dan, Axel Finckh, Alfred Mahr, Thomas Neumann, Stephan Reichenbach, Camillo Ribi, Luca Seitz, Peter Villiger, Lukas Wildi, Thomas Daikeler, on behalf of Giant Cell Arteritis SCQM Study Group   +17 more
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Giant Cell Arteritis

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Giant 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, A. M. Izmailova, E. A. Kovaleva, G. R. Ramazanov   +3 more
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Scalp Necrosis as a Late Sign of Giant-Cell Arteritis [PDF]

Case Reports in Immunology, 2013
Retinal infarction and scalp necrosis are described as unusual but devastating complications of giant-cell arteritis. We report a patient with this rare complication and emphasize the importance of timely diagnosis and treatment of giant-cell arteritis.
Mohammad Alimohammadi, Ann Knight
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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, Laurence D Jewell, Vincent G Bain   +2 more
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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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Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy due to biopsy-proven giant cell arteritis in Thai patients

Clinical Ophthalmology, 2015
Taweevat Attaseth,1 Kavin Vanikieti,1 Anuchit Poonyathalang,1 Pisit Preechawat,1 Panitha Jindahra,2 Duangkamon Wattanatranon3 1Department of Ophthalmology, 2Department of Medicine, 3Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital ...
Attaseth T, Vanikieti K, Poonyathalang A, Preechawat P, Jindahra P, Wattanatranon D   +5 more
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Prospective Diagnostic Accuracy of Focused Frontal‐Branch Ultrasonography in Giant Cell Arteritis [PDF]

ACR Open Rheumatol
Objective To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy, reproducibility, and acquisition time of focused bilateral frontal‐branch ultrasonography based on intima‐media thickness (IMT) in suspected giant cell arteritis (GCA). Methods In this prospective single‐center study, 171 patients underwent color Doppler ultrasonography of the temporal and large arteries ...
Germanò G, Salvarani C, Bajocchi G, Boiardi L, Orlando M, Cavazza A, Macchioni P.   +6 more
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A Tale of Diagnostic Delay with Detrimental Consequences: Illustrating the Challenging Nature of Diagnosing Giant Cell Arteritis

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2021
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, Dennis Boumans, Gerben Jan Jacob Plas, Onno Dirk Vijlbrief, Celina Alves   +4 more
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Diagnosis of giant cell arteritis by head-contrast three-dimensional computed tomography angiography: two case reports

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, Michihiro Ogasawara, Souichiro Nakano, Yuko Matsuki−Muramoto, Masakazu Matsushita, Kenjiro Yamanaka, Ken Yamaji, Naoto Tamura   +7 more
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Giant Cell Arteritis Presenting as Scalp Necrosis

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, Silvia Muñoz, Xènia Acebes, Roger Llatjós, Anna Jucglà, Alba Álvarez   +5 more
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