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Critical arm ischemia—a rare presentation of giant cell arteritis
Giant cell arteritis can rarely present as severe ischemia of the upper limbs. The initial management includes high-dose oral glucocorticoids. However, when patients do not respond to medical therapy, surgical revascularization might be required to reinstitute limb perfusion. We present the case of...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8144107/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34041422 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvscit.2021.03.001 |