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Influence of the IL17A locus in giant cell arteritis susceptibility [PDF]

, 2017
Objective: Different lines of evidence have highlighted the role of IL-17A in the inflammatory process occurring in giant cell arteritis (GCA). The aim of the present study was to assess whether the IL17A locus influences GCA susceptibility and its ...
Beretta, Lorenzo, Blanco, Ricardo, Boiardi, Luigi, Braun, Niko, Caminal Montero, L., Castañeda, Santos, Cid Xutglà, M. Cinta, Fernández-Contreras, M. E., García-Villanueva, María Jesús, González-Gay, Miguel A., Gómez Vaquero, Carmen, Hernández Rodríguez, José, Latus, J., Martín, Javier, Martínez Taboada, Víctor Manuel, Miguel, Eugenio de, Molberg, O., Monfort, Jordi, Moosig, Frank, Morado, Inmaculada C., Márquez, Ana, Narváez García, Francisco Javier, Ortego Centeno, Norberto, Palm, Oyvind, Pazzola, Giulia, Ramentol, Marc, Salvarani, Carlo, Santaniello, Alessandro, Solans, Roser, Sopeña, Bernardo, Spanish GCA Consortium, Witte, Torsten   +31 more
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Ultrasonography Compared With Computed Tomography in Identifying Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms in Patients With Giant Cell Arteritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The objectives of this study were to evaluate the correlation and agreement between ultrasonography and computed tomography (CT) in measuring ascending aorta diameter in patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA) and to investigate the development of new ascending aortic aneurysms in patients with newly diagnosed GCA.
Anne C. Bull Haaversen, Lene K. Brekke, Tanaz A. Kermani, Øyvind Molberg, Andreas P. Diamantopoulos   +4 more
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Coexistence of giant cell arteritis and subacute thyroiditis: A case report and literature review

Journal of International Medical Research
Giant cell arteritis and subacute thyroiditis are often regarded as clinically distinct diseases with differing pathogenesis. We report a rare case of coexisting giant cell arteritis and subacute thyroiditis that were both successfully managed using ...
Cheng Xu, Yongmei Han
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Giant Cell Arteritis: A review of current knowledge and new biological treatment options

Journal of Education, Health and Sport
Introduction and objective  Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common primary systemic vasculitis in Europe. It mainly affects individuals over the age of fifty, its incidence increases with age. The most common clinical manifestation is bilateral
Aleksandra Cygnarowicz
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True aneurysm of the peripheral pulmonary artery due to necrotizing giant cell arteritis [PDF]

, 2017
Pulmonary artery aneurysm in adults is a rare diagnosis. Most cases described in the literature are either associated with congenital heart disease or pulmonal arterial hypertension, respectively, or are not true aneurysms but rather pseudoaneurysms ...
Gebhart, Florin T.F., Kocher, Gregor J., Schmid, Ralph A., Steireif, Sven C.   +3 more
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Performance Characteristics of Anti–Collagen II Antibodies in Relapsing Polychondritis and Related Diseases: Prospective Analysis, Systematic Review, and Meta‐Analysis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a rare disease defined by recurrent cartilaginous inflammation. Anti–collagen II (Col2) antibodies have been proposed as a diagnostic biomarker for RP, but their performance characteristics are not well defined.
Karyssa Stonick, Marcela A. Ferrada, Alice Fike, Kaitlin A. Quinn, Benjamin A. Turturice, Casey Stein, Peter C Grayson   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The prevalence of giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica in a UK primary care population [PDF]

, 2016
Background: To update community-based prevalence values for Polymyalgia Rheumatic (PMR) and Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) using case record review supplemented by population survey and subsequent clinical review.
A Mohammad, Alexander James MacGregor, B Baslund, B Dasgupta, C Salvarani, DP Symmons, F Borg, F Salaffi, GG Hunder, HA Bird, HS Barber, J Ninan, JG Jones, K Herlyn, Karly Graham, L Smeeth, LA Healey, Max Yates, MF Doran, ON Pamuk, P Macchioni, RA Watts, RC Lawrence, Richard Arthur Watts, S Bernatsky, S Kobayashi, T Helliwell, T Loddenkemper, TY Chuang, V Kyle, W Bruce   +30 more
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Retractions in Rheumatology: Trends, Causes, and Implications for Research Integrity

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We aimed to describe the trends and main reasons for study retraction in rheumatology literature. Methods We reviewed the Retraction Watch database to identify retracted articles in rheumatology. We recorded the main study characteristics, authors’ countries, reasons for retraction, time from publication to retraction, and trends over time ...
Anna Maria Vettori, Michele Iudici
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Giant cell arteritis causing mesenteric ischemia without cranial manifestations: Report of an unusual case

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
Giant cell arteritis is a medium to large vessel vasculitis involving most commonly temporal arteries, vertebral and ophthalmic arteries. Giant cell arteritis causing mesenteric ischemia is not so frequent, more so if it occurs without cranial ...
Pritika Kushwaha, Meeta Singh, Priyanka Bellichuki, Rajdeep Singh   +3 more
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Unilateral multifocal choroidal ischemia revealing a giant cell arteritis: a case report

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2014
Temporal arteritis is a subacute systemic panarteritis with predilection over cranial arteries. Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy with or without the typical sectoral choroidal ischemia is the most common complication.
Zouheir Hafidi, Hanan Handor, Hamid Elmoussaif, Mina Laghmari, Abdelouahed Karmane, Samira Tachfouti, Rajae Daoudi   +6 more
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