330. ETHNICITY AND INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE IN GIANT CELL ARTERITIS: CHALLENGING ESTABLISHED CONCEPTS
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Giant cell arteritis: intensity of the initial systemic inflammatory response and the course of the disease.
OBJECTIVE Giant cell arteritis (GCA) has a variable course. We assessed whether intensity of initial systemic inflammatory response (ISIR) can predict the course of GCA. METHODS Charts of 130 GCA patients were reviewed. ISIR intensity at presentation was determined by 5 parameters of inflammation: sedimentation rate >100 mm/h, thrombocytosis >400,000/microl, hemoglobin <11 g/dl, leukocytosis ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Rheumatology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1462-0324,1462-0332
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kex062.332