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Vol. 215. Issue 6.
Pages 331-337 (August - September 2015)
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Vol. 215. Issue 6.
Pages 331-337 (August - September 2015)
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Giant cell arteritis: Diagnosis and treatment
Arteritis de células gigantes: diagnóstico y tratamiento
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J.M. Calvo Romero
Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Ciudad de Coria, Coria, Cáceres, Spain
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Table 1. Clinical manifestations of giant cell arteritis.
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Giant cell arteritis is the most common primary systemic vasculitis in adults. The condition is granulomatous arteritis of large and medium vessels, which occurs almost exclusively in patients aged 50 years or more. This article reviews the diagnosis and treatment of the disease.

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Giant cell arteritis
Vasculitis
Temporal artery biopsy
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La arteritis de células gigantes es la vasculitis sistémica primaria más frecuente en el adulto. Es una arteritis granulomatosa de grandes y medianos vasos, que ocurre casi exclusivamente en mayores de 50 años. Este artículo revisa el diagnóstico y el tratamiento de esta entidad.

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Arteritis de células gigantes
Vasculitis
Biopsia de arteria temporal

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