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Takayasu arteritis and giant cell arteritis: are they a spectrum of the same disease?
International journal of rheumatic diseases - 1 Jan 2019
Kermani Tanaz A
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Giant cell arteritis (GCA) and Takayasu arteritis (TAK) are forms of large-vessel vasculitides that affect the aorta and its branches. There is ongoing debate about whether they are within a spectrum of the same disease or different diseases. Shared commonalities include clinical features, evidence of systemic inflammation, granulomatous inflammation on biopsy, role of T-helper (Th)-1 and Th17 in the...
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