Temporal superficial arteritis as differential diagnosis in patients with atherosclerotic changes due to advanced chronic renal disease: case report and review of the literature

Giant cell arteritis is an autoimmune disease that affects medium and large caliber vessels, creating deposits of inflammatory clusters on the arterial wall. It is the most common form of large vessel vasculitis, but given the variability of biopsy efficiency and of other diagnostic strategies emplo...

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Main Authors: Michel Hernández, MD, ESP, SPE, Laura C. Rodríguez, MD, Nicolás Bastidas, EST, Oscar Rincón, MD, SPE
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-09-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043322004551