Search for varicella zoster virus in giant cell arteritis.
Polymerase chain reaction and immunohistochemical analyses of formalin-fixed temporal arteries from 10 pathologically verified cases of giant cell arteritis did not reveal varicella zoster virus antigen or DNA.
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Department of Pathology, Göteborg University, Sweden.
Nordborg
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Petursdottir
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LaGuardia
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Mahalingam
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Wellish
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000821:virology*; D014645:Herpesvirus 3, Human / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
D000956:Antigens, Viral; D004279:DNA, Viral