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Temporal artery biopsy in the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis: Does the end justify the means?

BACKGROUND: Early temporal artery biopsy is recommended in all patients with suspected cranial GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis) by the BSR (British Society of Rheumatology) and BHPR (British Health Professionals in Rheumatology) guidelines. This should be performed within one week ideally. AIM: To assess...

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Autores principales: Bowling, K., Rait, J., Atkinson, J., Srinivas, G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5479941/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28663795
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2017.06.020