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3702668

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-6-13
pubmed:abstractText
Amyloid deposits in the temporal artery were observed 40 years ago, but the presence of vascular ischemic symptoms in patients with amyloidosis has been infrequently recognized. We examined 22 patients who had typical jaw claudication with biopsy-proven primary amyloidosis. In none was vasculitis a contributing cause of the claudication. However, two patients were misdiagnosed initially as having temporal arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica and were treated with corticosteroids, which resulted in significant toxicity. Subsequent temporal artery biopsy revealed extensive amyloid deposits in both patients. Jaw claudication was associated with other ischemic vascular symptoms, such as arm or calf claudication. The median survival for the subset of patients with amyloidosis and jaw claudication was 42 months, and that for the entire group of patients with amyloidosis was 12 months. Appropriate staining of temporal artery biopsy specimens is necessary for the correct diagnosis in such cases.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0025-7974
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
65
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
173-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Jaw claudication in primary systemic amyloidosis.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports