What is the best approach to diagnosing large-vessel vasculitis?

Temporal arteritis, including large-vessel giant cell arteritis, and Takayasu's arteritis are the two primary large-vessel vasculitides. Patients with temporal arteritis often present with headache, swollen temporal arteries, impairment of vision or symptoms of polymyalgia rheumatica. Clinical...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Best practice & research. Clinical rheumatology 2005-04, Vol.19 (2), p.223-242
Hauptverfasser:	Schmidt, Wolfgang A., Gromnica-Ihle, Erika
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	angiography colour Doppler ultrasonography Giant Cell Arteritis - diagnosis Guidelines as Topic Humans magnetic resonance imaging positron emission tomography rheumatology scintigraphy Takayasu Arteritis - diagnosis Takayasu's arteritis temporal arteritis ultrasonography Vasculitis - diagnosis
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