Current concepts in giant cell (temporal) arteritis

Giant cell (temporal) arteritis continues to be a sight-threatening, systemic vasculitis with a poorly understood pathogenesis. The characteristic granulomatous inflammation of the vessel wall commonly leads to local ischemia. Recent advances in immunological investigations have characterized the ce...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Survey of Ophthalmology 1997-09, Vol.42 (2), p.99-123
Hauptverfasser:	Ghanchi, Faruque D., Dutton, Gordon N.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	arteritis Biological and medical sciences blindness blood flow Eye Diseases - diagnosis Eye Diseases - drug therapy Eye Diseases - etiology giant cell (temporal) arteritis Giant Cell Arteritis - complications Giant Cell Arteritis - diagnosis Giant Cell Arteritis - drug therapy Glucocorticoids - therapeutic use Humans Immunosuppressive Agents - therapeutic use inflammation ischemia Ischemia - complications Ischemia - diagnosis Ischemia - drug therapy Medical sciences ophthalmoplegia optic neuropathy Prognosis Sarcoidosis. Granulomatous diseases of unproved etiology. Connective tissue diseases. Elastic tissue diseases. Vasculitis steroids vasculitis
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