Arterite de células gigantes (Doença de Horton): a propósito de 18 casos.
The authors present and comment on 18 cases of Giant-cell arteritis observed in an Internal Medicine Department between 1984 and 1991 with emphasis on clinical aspects and diagnostic considerations, on the occult presentation forms and, finally, on two cases with peripheral neuropathy. The clinical...
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1993-02-01
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| author | R M Cunha A B Horta M J Goes A S Castro |
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| description | The authors present and comment on 18 cases of Giant-cell arteritis observed in an Internal Medicine Department between 1984 and 1991 with emphasis on clinical aspects and diagnostic considerations, on the occult presentation forms and, finally, on two cases with peripheral neuropathy. The clinical manifestations were: headache (78%), general non-specific symptoms (78%), polymyalgia rheumatica (61%), sudden blindness (33%), local temporal signs (28%), jaw pain (24%), articular complaints (17%) and peripheral neuropathy (12%). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fb18c2932a714a9f99a47433ac5c996e2022-12-22T04:29:38ZengOrdem dos MédicosActa Médica Portuguesa0870-399X1646-07581993-02-016210.20344/amp.3056Arterite de células gigantes (Doença de Horton): a propósito de 18 casos.R M Cunha0A B HortaM J GoesA S CastroServiço 2. Medicina, Hospital de St. António dos Capuchos, Lisboa.The authors present and comment on 18 cases of Giant-cell arteritis observed in an Internal Medicine Department between 1984 and 1991 with emphasis on clinical aspects and diagnostic considerations, on the occult presentation forms and, finally, on two cases with peripheral neuropathy. The clinical manifestations were: headache (78%), general non-specific symptoms (78%), polymyalgia rheumatica (61%), sudden blindness (33%), local temporal signs (28%), jaw pain (24%), articular complaints (17%) and peripheral neuropathy (12%).https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/3056 |
| spellingShingle | R M Cunha A B Horta M J Goes A S Castro Arterite de células gigantes (Doença de Horton): a propósito de 18 casos. Acta Médica Portuguesa |
| title | Arterite de células gigantes (Doença de Horton): a propósito de 18 casos. |
| title_full | Arterite de células gigantes (Doença de Horton): a propósito de 18 casos. |
| title_fullStr | Arterite de células gigantes (Doença de Horton): a propósito de 18 casos. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Arterite de células gigantes (Doença de Horton): a propósito de 18 casos. |
| title_short | Arterite de células gigantes (Doença de Horton): a propósito de 18 casos. |
| title_sort | arterite de celulas gigantes doenca de horton a proposito de 18 casos |
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