Supraclavicular pulsatile mass as presenting sign of brachiocephalic trunk aneurysm in the long-term followup of giant cell arteritis [1]

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 475-476

  Garcia Porrua, Carlos ^a   Pego Reigosa, Robustiano ^a   Piñeiro, Angela ^a   Armesto, Victor ^a   González Gay, Miguel A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL XERAL CALDE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANEURYSM; BRACHIOCEPHALIC TRUNK; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HUMAN; LETTER; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; RELAPSE;

AGED; ANEURYSM; BRACHIOCEPHALIC TRUNK; CLAVICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TEMPORAL ARTERITIS;

EID: 20444407156     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.21163     Document Type: Letter

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