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Olivier Espitia

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Management of giant cell arteritis: Recommendations of the French Study Group for Large Vessel Vasculitis (GEFA).

2016

Abstract Purpose Management of giant cell arteritis (GCA, Horton's disease) involves many uncertainties. This work was undertaken to establish French recommendations for GCA management. Methods Recommendations were developed by a multidisciplinary panel of 33 physicians, members of the French Study Group for Large Vessel Vasculitis (Groupe d’etude francais des arterites des gros vaisseaux [GEFA]). The topics to be addressed, selected from proposals by group members, were assigned to subgroups to summarize the available literature and draft recommendations. Following an iterative consensus-seeking process that yielded consensus recommendations, the degree of agreement among panel members was…

medicine.medical_specialtyConsensusConsensus Development Conferences as TopicGiant Cell ArteritisDiseaseRecommendations03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineLarge vessel vasculitisDiagnosismedicineInternal MedicineHumans030212 general & internal medicineIntensive care medicineExpert TestimonySocieties Medical030203 arthritis & rheumatologyModalitiesbusiness.industryBiologic therapiesGastroenterologyTemporal artery biopsymedicine.diseaseSurgeryTreatmentGiant cell arteritisRegimenAdjunctive treatmentCommittee MembershipFrancebusinessAlgorithmsLa Revue de medecine interne
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Giant cell arteritis-related aortitis with positive or negative temporal artery biopsy: a French multicentre study.

2019

Objective: To compare the clinical presentation and outcome of giant cell arteritis (GCA)-related aortitis according to the results of temporal artery biopsy (TAB).Method: Patients with GCA-related...

Malemedicine.medical_specialtyBiopsyImmunologyGiant Cell Arteritis03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineRheumatologyimmune system diseasesmedicineImmunology and AllergyHumanscardiovascular diseases030212 general & internal medicineskin and connective tissue diseasesAortitisAgedRetrospective Studies030203 arthritis & rheumatologyAortitisbusiness.industryGeneral MedicineTemporal artery biopsyMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseTemporal ArteriesGiant cell arteritiscardiovascular systemFemaleRadiologyPresentation (obstetrics)businessTomography X-Ray ComputedScandinavian journal of rheumatology
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