Giant cell arteritis: New concepts in pathogenesis and implications for management

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 392-395

  Weyand, C M ^a   Bartley, G B ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CORTICOSTEROID; GAMMA INTERFERON; GLUCOCORTICOID; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 2;

AUTOIMMUNITY; BIOPSY; CLINICAL FEATURE; EDITORIAL; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; GENETIC RISK; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL ARTERY;

EID: 0030985683     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(14)70136-9     Document Type: Editorial

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