Three year follow-up of a case of giant cell arteritis presenting with a chronic couch and upper limb ischaemic symptoms

British Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 800-802

  Rischmueller, M ^a   Davies, R P ^a   Smith, M D ^a  

^a FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Giant cell arteritis; Limb claudication; Respiratory tract involvement

Indexed keywords

PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; AXILLARY ARTERY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; COUGHING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ISCHEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; SYMPTOM;

ARM; CHRONIC DISEASE; COUGH; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; MIDDLE AGED; TEMPORAL ARTERITIS;

EID: 0029776785     PISSN: 02637103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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