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 +3 more
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Association of Autoimmune Diseases With Pancreatic Cancer: A Nationwide Follow‐Up Study From Sweden
Graphic abstract illustrating the nationwide cohort design used to investigate the association between autoimmune diseases and the risk of pancreatic cancer in Sweden. ABSTRACT Background The incidence of pancreatic cancer (PC) and autoimmune diseases (ADs) has been increasing worldwide.
Jiarong Gu +6 more
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Bitemporal scalp, lip and tongue necrosis in giant cell arteritis: A rare presentation
A 74-year-old man was presented with fever, bilateral throbbing temporoparietal headache, jaw claudication, and bilateral loss of vision. On examination, he had bilateral scalp necrosis with impending necrosis of lip and tongue.
Rajesh Kumar +3 more
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Positron emission tomography assessment of large vessel inflammation in patients with newly diagnosed, biopsy-proven giant cell arteritis: a prospective, case-control study [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Positron emission tomography (PET) scan is emerging as a promising imaging technique to detect large-vessel inflammation in giant cell arteritis (GCA).
Alba Garibay, Marco Antonio +11 more
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Arteritis temporal. Revisión de la literatura
Introducción: la arteritis temporal constituye una arteritis de células gigantes, la más común en la población en la población mayor de 50 años y usualmente mal diagnosticada. Objetivo: mostrar elementos novedosos en el diagnóstico, presentación clínica,
Rafael Ángel Castañeda Barbán +1 more
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Giant cell arteritis may lead to catastrophic, large-vessel complications from chronic vascular wall inflammation without prompt diagnosis and treatment.
Anjeli K. Nayar +3 more
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Paciente con complicación poco frecuente de arteritis de células gigantes
La arteritis de células gigantes (arteritis de la arteria temporal) es una vasculitis crónica que afecta mayoritariamente a personas de edad avanzada. Aunque se trata de una enfermedad sistémica, se afectan sobre todo las arterias craneales.
S. Olivera +3 more
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Comorbidity in polymyalgia rheumatica [PDF]
Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is the commonest inflammatory rheumatic disease affecting older people. The current mainstay of treatment is long-term oral glucocorticoid therapy. Management of these patients in clinical practice is often complicated by the
Chatzigeorgiou, C, Mackie, SL
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Spontaneous Carotid Artery Dissection Presenting as Trigeminal Neuralgia in the Emergency Department [PDF]
Introduction: Carotid artery dissection (CAD) is a critical diagnosis in the emergency department (ED). Trigeminal neuralgia, while not uncommon, may cause the patient significant discomfort but generally is not attributed to severe morbidity and ...
Look, Robert +2 more
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Takayasu's disease presenting as convulsive syncope which had been misinterpreted as epilepsy: a case report [PDF]
Introduction Takayasu's arteritis is a chronic vasculitis mainly involving the aorta and its main branches. The disease has protean clinical manifestation ranging from asymptomatic to catastrophic illness.
Bindu Menon, A Himabindu
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