Difficult diagnosis and assessment of disease activity in giant cell arteritis: A report on two patients

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 393-394

  Affolter, B ^a   Thalhammer, C ^a   Aschwanden, M ^a   Glatz, K ^b   Tyndall, A ^b   Daikeler, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADALIMUMAB; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE; STEROID;

AGED; BLOOD VESSEL BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLAUDICATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEG AMPUTATION; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL ARTERY;

AGED; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HUMANS; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; TEMPORAL ARTERIES;

EID: 70350042047     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: 15027732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03009740802665865     Document Type: Letter

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