Clinical Pearls and Myths in Vasculitis
Clinical Pearls and Myths in Vasculitis
Clinical Pearls and Myths in Vasculitis
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Giant Cell Arteritis: PearlA 1983 study from the Mayo Cl<strong>in</strong>ic demonstrated this po<strong>in</strong>tnicelyBetween 1965 <strong>and</strong> 1980,134 Olmsted County, M<strong>in</strong>nesotaresidents underwent temporal artery biopsies, of which 46(34%) were positive for GCA <strong>and</strong> 88 (66%) were negative.Jaw claudication was present <strong>in</strong> 54% of the patients withpositive biopsies compared with only 3% of those whosebiopsies were negative (P < 0.001)Hall S, Lie J, Kurl<strong>and</strong> L, et al: The therapeutic impact of temporal artery biopsy.Lancet 2:1217-1220,1983
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