Giant cell (temporal) arteritis and secondary renal amyloidosis: Report of 2 cases

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 605-607

  Monteagudo, Manuel ^a,e   Vidal, Gemma ^a   Andreu, Javier ^a,b   Oristrell, Joaquin ^a   Tolosa, Carlos ^a   Larrosa, Marta ^a,c   Casanovas, Arnau ^a,b   Almirall, Jaime ^a,d  

^a Depts of Int Med and Pathology   (Spain)

^b Department of Internal Medicine ^*

^c Rheumatology Section

^d Nephrology Section   (United States)

^e Internal Medicine Department   (Spain)

Author keywords

giant cell arteritis; nephrotic syndrome; polymyalgia rheumatica; renal amyloidosis; secondary amyloidosis

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE; PREDNISONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY AMYLOIDOSIS; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC POLYMYALGIA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYLOIDOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; TEMPORAL ARTERITIS;

EID: 0030959930     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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