Giant cell arteritis: Report of two Saudi patients and review of the literature

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 237-239

  Al Tahan, Abdulrahman ^a   Al Rayess, Molham ^a   Abduljabbar, Mohammad ^a   Al Moallem, Mansour ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALAISE; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL ARTERY;

EID: 0030959749     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.1997.237     Document Type: Article

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