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Clinical Pearls and Myths in Vasculitis

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Giant Cell Arteritis: PearlAlthough the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis (GCA) isusually confirmed by biopsy of the temporal artery, this isonly because of the convenience of sampl<strong>in</strong>g this vesselIn fact, the disease <strong>in</strong>volves a wide range of other vessels<strong>and</strong> sometimes spares the temporal arteries altogether.

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