Evaluation for clinical predictors of positive temporal artery biopsy in giant cell arteritis

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 36-40

  Rieck, Kevin L ^a   Kermani, Tanaz A ^a   Thomsen, Kristine M ^a   Harmsen, William S ^a   Karban, Matthew J ^a   Warrington, Kenneth J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PREDNISONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL BIOPSY; CLAUDICATION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; FEMALE; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; TEMPORAL ARTERY BIOPSY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANOREXIA; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BIOPSY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FEVER; FORECASTING; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HEADACHE; HUMANS; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; JAW DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA; PREDNISONE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCALP; TEMPORAL ARTERIES; VISION DISORDERS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 78650282470     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2010.02.027     Document Type: Article

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