Temporal artery biopsy for suspected giant cell arteritis: A mini review
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a granulomatous inflammation involving medium and large vessels that can lead to serious clinical manifestations associated with tissue ischemia. Temporal artery biopsy (TAB) is currently the gold standard method for the diagnosis of GCA, with a specificity of 100% and...
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Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2023-01-01
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Series: | Indian Journal of Ophthalmology |
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Online Access: | http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2023;volume=71;issue=10;spage=3299;epage=3304;aulast=Jiang |