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AUTHOR
Olivier Espitia
Management of giant cell arteritis: Recommendations of the French Study Group for Large Vessel Vasculitis (GEFA).
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…
Giant cell arteritis-related aortitis with positive or negative temporal artery biopsy: a French multicentre study.
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...