Necessity of Temporal Artery Biopsy for Giant Cell Arteritis: A Systematic Review

Background:. Temporal artery biopsy (TAB) is currently the gold standard procedure to diagnose giant cell arteritis. Despite low sensitivity, TAB is routinely performed even if a clinical diagnosis has already been made. The objective of this study was to determine the usefulness of TAB for giant ce...

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Published in:	Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Main Authors:	Brett Ponich, MD(c), Rebecca Hartley, MD, MSc, FRCSC, Ann-Sophie Lafreniere, MD, Claire F. Temple-Oberle, MD, MSc, FRCSC
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer 2022-05-01
Online Access:	http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000004185

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