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Broadening the clinical spectrum of giant cell arteritis: from the classic cranial to the predominantly extracranial pattern of the disease.
Expert review of clinical immunology - 1 Sept 2024
González-Gay Miguel Ángel, Heras-Recuero Elena, Blázquez-Sánchez Teresa, Caraballo-Salazar Claritza, Rengifo-García Fernando, Castañeda Santos, Largo Raquel
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INTRODUCTION: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a large vessel (LV) vasculitis that affects people aged 50 years and older. Classically, GCA was considered a disease that involved branches of the carotid artery. However, the advent of new imaging techniques has allowed us to reconsider the clinical spectrum of this vasculitis. AREASCOVERED: This review describes clinical differences between patients with the cranial...
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