An unusual occurrence of giant cell hepatitis
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An unusual case of giant cell arteritis.
CASE REPORT A 64 year old woman with treated hypertension who smoked was referred with a 1 year history of left sided temporal headaches and pain in the proximal lower limbs. The headaches were intermittent but were increasing in frequency and intensity. She also described two episodes of blurred vision of short duration in the left eye. There were no other associated neurological symptoms. She...
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عنوان ژورنال: Liver Transplantation
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1527-6465
DOI: 10.1002/lt.21881