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Neurol Clin Pract, 2014 Temporal or giant cell arteritis is an inflammation of medium and small extracranial vessels that may result in ocular ischemia, an aortitis followed by aortic dissection and peripheral limb ischemia. It should be considered a medical emergency due to the seriousness of end organ damage, in particular visual symptoms.
Lee AW, Chen C, Cugati S.
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Secondary amyloidosis treated with tocilizumab as a complication of temporal arteritis [PDF]
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal MedicineBackground: Temporal arteritis is a large-vessel vasculitis mostly seen in the elderly. Amyloidosis may be secondary to a chronic inflammation of body organs.
Maysoun Kudsi +3 more
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Monckeberg’s Calcification as a Clinical Mimicker of Temporal Arteritis: A Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2023 Temporal arteritis usually presents in patients above 50 years and is characterised by granulomatous inflammation in all layers of the arterial wall. On the other hand, Monckeberg medial calcification is a disease condition limited to the tunica media of
Reeta Mohan +2 more
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Giant cell arteritis with adventitial pattern in a 51‐year‐old man: A case report
Clinical Case Reports, 2023 Clinical presentation as well as histological or biological findings can sometimes make the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis difficult. Histopathological features of temporal artery biopsy from giant cell arteritis patients are also challenging because ...
Abeline Kapuczinski +8 more
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Clinical features of varicella-zoster virus infection [PDF]
, 2018 Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is a pathogenic human herpes virus that causes varicella (chickenpox) as a primary infection, following which it becomes latent in peripheral ganglia.
Gershon, Anne A., Kennedy, Peter G.E.
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International Journal of Women's Dermatology, 2015 Actinic granuloma is a rare granulomatous reaction that is more commonly seen in females and thought to occur as an autoimmune response to actinic damage of elastic tissue. We discuss a case of a patient with actinic granuloma presenting with concomitant
Sonal A. Parikh, BS +5 more
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Stroke and temporal arteritis: A study of 6 cases
Neurología (English Edition), 2020 Introduction: Though uncommon, ischaemic stroke due to temporal arteritis carries serious difficulties for diagnosis and subsequent management and requires a high level of suspicion. Methods: We analysed a series of 6 patients with biopsy-proven temporal
A. Lago +6 more
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Arteritis temporal e ictus: análisis de 6 casos
Neurología, 2020 Resumen: Introducción: Aunque la asociación de arteritis de la temporal e ictus isquémico no es frecuente, su diagnóstico y su manejo posterior plantean serias dificultades, requiriendo un alto índice de sospecha.
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Audio-vestibular symptoms in systemic autoimmune diseases [PDF]
, 2018 Immune-mediated inner ear disease can be primary, when the autoimmune response is against the inner ear, or secondary. The latter is characterized by the involvement of the ear in the presence of systemic autoimmune conditions. Sensorineural hearing loss
Adelchi, Croce +7 more
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Rare Tumors, 2012 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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