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Temporal Artery Biopsy Debate: Positive TAB Result Prolongs Steroid Use in Giant Cell Arteritis

Temporal artery biopsy (TAB) in diagnosing giant cell arteritis has been criticized due to surgical risks, a high false negative rate, and redundant information when patients already met American College of Rheumatology criteria. The objective of this study was to investigate TAB's impact on st...

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Autores principales: Ponich, Brett, Lafreniere, Ann-Sophie, Hartley, Rebecca, Temple-Oberle, Claire F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9681624/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36438469
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000004652