[Giant-cell arteritis. Comments on the case histories of 30 patients].
This survey deals with the main clinical aspects at the diagnosis and during the follow-up of thirty consecutive patients with giant-cell arteritis (temporal arteritis and rheumatic polymyalgia), controlled over a period of 15 years. The work aimed at verifying the diagnostic accuracy with regard to a more underestimated than rare disease. We believe that such a consideration is a useful introduction to a wider research into the epidemiological and biological aspects of the disease which are still to be determined.
Airoldi
M
M
Divisione di Medicina Generale 3a, Ospedale, Busto Arsizio, Varese.
Fantasia
R
R
Cotti
D
D
Castiglioni
G
G
Pelucco
L
L
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011111:Polymyalgia Rheumatica / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013699:Temporal Arteries / Q000473:pathology
D011241:Prednisone
Arterite a cellule giganti. Riflessioni su una casistica di 30 pazienti.