Questioning the Utility of Temporal Artery Biopsy in Giant Cell Arteritis: A Negative Biopsy May Facilitate Decision-making

Background:. Plastic surgeons are frequently consulted to perform temporal artery biopsy (TAB), even though patients meet the American College of Rheumatology diagnostic criteria for giant cell arteritis (GCA) and are already treated. This study aimed to analyze the impact of TAB on steroid duration...

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Main Authors: Ann-Sophie Lafreniere, MD, Brett Ponich, MD, Rebecca Hartley, MD, MSc, FRCSC, Claire F. Temple-Oberle, MD, MSc, FRCSC
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2023-06-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000005035