5. Positive temporal artery biopsy Biopsy specimen with the artery showing vasculitis characterized by prominence of mononuclear cell infiltration or granulocyte inflammation, often with ...

Parasar Ghosh; Frances A Borg; Bhaskar Dasgupta Disclosures Expert Rev Clin Immunol. 2010;6 (6):913-928.

Dr. Kimberly Trotter distilled four high-impact disease clusters—gout, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus ...

Abstract and Introduction Abstract Giant cell arteritis (GCA) and polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) are linked conditions that occur in the elderly. GCA is a vasculitis of large- and medium-sized vessels ...

Visual loss was rapidly progressive during the next 48 hours. A biopsy of the left temporal artery was made, prednisone (60 mg. daily) was started, and stellate-ganglion block was performed.

Temporal Artery Biopsy:a. Performed by numbing the scalp and removing a small artery sample.b. Enlarged cells under a microscope confirm Giant Cell Arteritis.- Additional Tests:a.

Objective: To investigate the relation between temporal artery biopsy (TAB) length and diagnostic sensitivity for giant cell arteritis. Methods: Histological TAB reports generated from four hospital ...

The present case report focuses on an immunocompromised 81-year-old patient initially diagnosed with Waldenström’s disease. The patient experienced a gradual vision loss and jaw pain with high ...

Objective: To study the epidemiology of biopsy-proven giant-cell arteritis (GCA) in an Arab population with clinical features suggestive of GCA. Methods: Clinical records of 102 patients who underwent ...

The genetic basis of giant cell arteritis is not fully understood but may play a role in treatment resistance and increased risk of ischaemic complications, including permanent vision loss. We present ...

Introduction In patients with suspected giant cell arteritis (GCA), a hypoechoic halo detected by duplex sonography (DS) around temporal arteries has been suggested to identify vessel wall ...

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