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ICAM G241A polymorphism and soluble ICAM-1 serum levels: Evidence for an active immune process in schizophrenia [PDF]

, 2005
Objectives: We have previously reported reduced serum levels of soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1) in schizophrenic patients. A single-nucleotide polymorphism ( SNP) of the ICAM-1 gene was described at position 241.
Ackenheil, Manfred, Kronig, H., Möller, Hans-Jürgen, Müller, Norbert, Riedel, M., Schwarz, Markus J., Strassnig, M.   +6 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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New insights into the pathogenesis of giant cell arteritis [PDF]

, 2016
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, Aroldo Rizzo, Angelo Ferrante, Giuliana Guggino, Stefania Croci, Alberto Cavazza, Carlo Salvarani, Giovanni Triolo, Salvarani, Calamia, Hunder, Salehi-Abari, Genereau, Cavazza, Hernández-Rodríguez, Lie, Weyand, Weyand, Gabriel, Esteban, Restuccia, Wing, Petursdottir, Wagner, Giardina, Nagel, Nagel, Jones, Pisapia, Rhee, Carmona, Gonzalez-Gay, Weyand, Mackie, Carmona, González-Gay, Rauzy, Mackie, Lester, Carmona, Coit, Mattey, Gonzalez-Gay, Boiardi, Amoli, Salvarani, Márquez, Palomino-Morales, Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Márquez, Amoli, Makki, Salvarani, Boiardi, Gonzalez-Gay, Rodriguez-Pla, Alvarez-Rodriguez, Morgan, Salvarani, Carmona, Serrano, Alvarez-Rodríguez, Hu, Pitzalis, Ciccia, Amft, Litsiou, Álvarez Rodríguez, Ma-Krupa, Wagner, VandenEijnden, Netea, Shao, Kim, Nold-Petry, Ciccia, Hunter, Wong, Palmer, Ciccia, Weyand, DuPage, Deng, Weyand, Ciccia, Weyand, Espígol-Frigolé, Zhang, Said, Miyabe, Leavy, Banks, Cid, Martinez-Taboada, Samson, Wen, Schmits, Smith, Brack, Weyand, van der Geest, Alba, Foell, Nadkarni, Sibilano, Mäyränpää, Dimitrijevic, Cid, Régent, Croci, Kriegel   +110 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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Ultrasound versus temporal artery biopsy in patients with Giant cell arteritis: a prospective cohort study

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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Alternating Transient Monocular Vision Loss Due to Giant Cell Arteritis

Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases, 2023
Giant cell arteritis is a systemic granulomatous vasculitis commonly involving the temporal artery and associated with visual deficits. The most common ocular presentation of giant cell arteritis involves anterior ischemic ocular neuropathy with sudden ...
Benjamin J. McCormick, Rex K. Siu, Eric Eggenberger, Ronald R. Butendieck, Michael J. Maniaci   +4 more
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Association between glucocorticoid therapy and incidence of diabetes mellitus in polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and giant cell arteritis (GCA) are almost always treated with glucocorticoids (GCs), but long-term GC use is associated with diabetes mellitus (DM).
Harris, E, Lai, LYH, Mackie, SL, West, RM   +3 more
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Polymyalgia rheumatica presenting as sternoclavicular arthritis: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2022
Background Polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis are systemic inflammatory conditions of the elderly. Polymyalgia rheumatica classically presents as a bilateral proximal muscle pain and stiffness syndrome.
Liyana Arachchige Dona Thulini Madubashini, Jayawardane Pathiranage Roneesha Lakmali, Nilanka Perera   +2 more
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Giant Cell Arteritis Presenting With Ocular Symptoms: Clinical Characteristics and Multimodal Imaging in a Chinese Case Series

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
PurposeTo evaluate demographic and clinical characteristics of a Chinese population with giant cell arteritis using multimodal imaging focusing on ophthalmic examinations.DesignRetrospective observational case series.Materials and MethodsIn the neuro ...
Qian Chen, Weimin Chen, Chaoyi Feng, Deshan Gong, Jiong Zhang, Yingwen Bi, Ping Sun, Xinghuai Sun, Xinghuai Sun, Guohong Tian, Guohong Tian   +10 more
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New Aspects of Thromboangiitis obliterans (von Winiwarter-Buerger's Disease) [PDF]

, 1984
The existence of thromboangiitis obliterans as a clinical entity has been a matter of debate for many years. In contrast to other immunovasculitides there is no organ involvement while peripheral vessels are affected.
Berlit, Peter, Kessler, C., Krause, Klaus-Henning, Reuther, R.   +3 more
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