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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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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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author | Laria, Antonella Lurati, Alfredo Scarpellini, Magda |
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description | 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, and inexpensive method for diagnosis of temporal arteries involvement (temporal arteritis [TA]) in GCA with high sensitivity and specificity. We present the ultrasound findings at baseline and during follow-up in a case of TA in a patient with GCA. |
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spelling | pubmed-53591292017-03-28 Color duplex ultrasonography findings of temporal arteries in a case of giant cell arteritis: role in diagnosis and follow-up Laria, Antonella Lurati, Alfredo Scarpellini, Magda Open Access Rheumatol Case Report 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, and inexpensive method for diagnosis of temporal arteries involvement (temporal arteritis [TA]) in GCA with high sensitivity and specificity. We present the ultrasound findings at baseline and during follow-up in a case of TA in a patient with GCA. Dove Medical Press 2017-03-15 /pmc/articles/PMC5359129/ /pubmed/28352206 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OARRR.S110585 Text en © 2017 Laria et al. This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Laria, Antonella Lurati, Alfredo Scarpellini, Magda Color duplex ultrasonography findings of temporal arteries in a case of giant cell arteritis: role in diagnosis and follow-up |
title | Color duplex ultrasonography findings of temporal arteries in a case of giant cell arteritis: role in diagnosis and follow-up |
title_full | Color duplex ultrasonography findings of temporal arteries in a case of giant cell arteritis: role in diagnosis and follow-up |
title_fullStr | Color duplex ultrasonography findings of temporal arteries in a case of giant cell arteritis: role in diagnosis and follow-up |
title_full_unstemmed | Color duplex ultrasonography findings of temporal arteries in a case of giant cell arteritis: role in diagnosis and follow-up |
title_short | Color duplex ultrasonography findings of temporal arteries in a case of giant cell arteritis: role in diagnosis and follow-up |
title_sort | color duplex ultrasonography findings of temporal arteries in a case of giant cell arteritis: role in diagnosis and follow-up |
topic | Case Report |
url | 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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