Temporal 67gallium uptake is increased in temporal arteritis
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Temporal arteritis.
Temporal or giant cell arteritis is an inflammation of medium and small extracranial vessels that may result in ocular ischemia, an aortitis followed by aortic dissection and peripheral limb ischemia. It should be considered a medical emergency due to the seriousness of end organ damage, in particular visual symptoms. While the presentation may be nonspecific, the presence of a tender temporal ...
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TEMPORAL arteritis is the name given to a local and systemic symptom complex that attacks patients between the ages of 55 and 85 years. It is a benign self-limiting disease, insidious in development, with a course lasting over several months. As the name implies, a very regular feature is an inflammation of the temporal arteries of the scalp, but the disease is not confined to these vessels and...
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عنوان ژورنال: Rheumatology
سال: 1999
ISSN: 1462-0332,1462-0324
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/38.8.709