Histopathologic Features of Giant Cell Arteritis in an Actinic Granuloma Lesion
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The association between actinic granuloma and giant cell arteritis (temporal arteritis) has been claimed by some authors. There is a hypothesis that actinic radiation has the principal role in the etiology of both diseases in a similar way. Here, we report a case of actinic granuloma that had characteristic pathologic features of giant cell arteritis in histopathologic examination without clinical evidence of giant cell arteritis.
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volume 13 issue 4
pages 135- 138
publication date 2010-12-01
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