title: Temporal arteritis in blacks.
abstract: Clinicians should be aware that temporal arteritis in blacks has a clinical presentation similar to that found in the white population. Heightened clinical awareness of the possibility of temporal arteritis in black patients should lead to earlier diagnosis and initiation of immunosuppressive therapy, thus helping prevent the severe sequela of blindness that has been documented in about half of the cases of untreated temporal arteritis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, UMDNJ--New Jersey Medical School, Newark 07103-2757.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bielory
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ogunkoya
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Frohman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D044383:Black People; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011111:Polymyalgia Rheumatica / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D013699:Temporal Arteries / Q000473:pathology; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology