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Evaluation of revised classification criteria for giant cell arteritis and its clinical phenotypes.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 24 Dec 2021
Wiberg Frans, Naderi Nazanin, Mohammad Aladdin J, Turesson Carl
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BACKGROUND: GCA is a systemic vasculitis of the elderly, viewed by many as a disease with multiple and overlapping clinical phenotypes. Retrospective studies have shown differences in clinical presentation between these phenotypes. To reflect the heterogeneity of GCA and novel diagnostic methods, new classification criteria have been proposed. METHODS: This is a retrospective study of newly diagnosed patients...
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