Color duplex ultrasonography findings of temporal arteries in a case of giant cell arteritis: role in diagnosis and follow-up

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a systemic autoimmune disease that affects medium- and large-sized arteries. The diagnostic gold standard is the temporal artery biopsy, but it has limited sensitivity and some difficulties in reproducibility. Color duplex ultrasonography is a noninvasive, reproducible,...

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Autores principales: Laria, Antonella, Lurati, Alfredo, Scarpellini, Magda
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5359129/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28352206
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OARRR.S110585

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5359129/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28352206
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OARRR.S110585

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