Does herpes zoster predispose to giant cell arteritis: a geo-epidemiologic study

PURPOSE: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common systemic vasculitis in the elderly and can cause irreversible blindness and aortitis. Varicella zoster (VZ), which is potentially preventable by vaccination, has been proposed as a possible immune trigger for GCA, but this is controversial. The...

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Autores principales: Ing, Edsel B, Ing, Royce, Liu, Xinyang, Zhang, Angela, Torun, Nurhan, Sey, Michael, Pagnoux, Christian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2018
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Hypothesis
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5769597/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29391771
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S151893

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5769597/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29391771
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S151893

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