Giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica: role of viral infections.
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We performed a multicenter case-control study on incident cases of giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia, and tested for viruses known to induce multinucleated giant cells in human pathology. IgM directed against Human parainfluenza type 1 virus were shown to be significantly associated with the onset of the disease in 40% of the cases, versus 20% of the controls.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Clinical and experimental rheumatology
دوره 18 4 Suppl 20 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000