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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2018
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| 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 |