Jaw claudication in primary amyloidosis: Unusual presentation of a rare disease

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 2283-2286

  Churchill, Christopher H ^a   Abril, Andy ^a   Krishna, Murli ^a   Callman, Mark L ^b   Ginsburg, William W ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b Mayo Clinic Jacksonville ^*

Author keywords

Giant cell arteritis; Jaw claudication; Polymyalgia rheumatica primary amyloidosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLAUDICATION; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; JAW CLAUDICATION; MALE; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC POLYMYALGIA; TEMPORAL ARTERY; VISUAL DISORDER;

AGED; AMYLOID; AMYLOIDOSIS; COLORING AGENTS; CONGO RED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; JAW DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA; TEMPORAL ARTERIES; TEMPORAL ARTERITIS;

EID: 0141754159     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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