title: Search for varicella zoster virus in giant cell arteritis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Göteborg University, Sweden.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nordborg
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nordborg
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Petursdottir
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: LaGuardia
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mahalingam
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wellish
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Gilden
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000956:Antigens, Viral; D004279:DNA, Viral