Temporal headache and jaw claudication may be the key for the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis

Temporal headache and jaw claudication may be the key for the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis

Background: Temporal artery biopsy (TAB) is a surgical procedure with a low positive yield. The purpose of this study is to determine which variables are the most important in the giant cell arteritis (GCA) diagnosis. The objective of this evaluation is to improve the percentage of positive temporal...

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Main Authors: García-Sierra, C. (Author), Madrigal-Rubiales, B. (Author), Morante-Silva, M. (Author), Peral-Cagigal, B. (Author), Pérez-Villar, Á (Author), Redondo-González, L.-M (Author), Verrier-Hernández, A. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Medicina Oral S.L. 2018
Subjects:
adult
aged
Aged
anemia
Article
C reactive protein
claudication
complication
descriptive research
diagnostic test accuracy study
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
female
Female
fever
giant cell arteritis
Giant cell arteritis
Giant Cell Arteritis
headache
Headache
hemoglobin
Horton arteritis
human
human tissue
Humans
Jaw claudication
logistic regression analysis
major clinical study
male
Male
observational study
predictive value
Retrospective Studies
retrospective study
rheumatic polymyalgia
sensitivity and specificity
temporal artery
Temporal artery biopsy
Temporal headache
temporomandibular joint disorder
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
Vasculitis
visual impairment
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