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| rdf:type | |
| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
3
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1980-10-27
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| pubmed:abstractText |
A follow-up study of 29 patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA) was undertaken to determine the duration of corticosteroid treatment. In 20 patients the diagnosis was confirmed by biopsy of a temporal artery (Group 1). In 9 patients GCA was evident clinically (Group 2). Treatment was continued until reductions in corticosteroid dosage no longer resulted in clinical evidence of GCA. The mean duration of corticosteroid treatment was 6 yr. The diagnosis of GCA should be confirmed by means of a temporal artery biopsy before treatment is begun because it may commit the patient to years of corticosteroid treatment.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:chemical | |
| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:issn |
0315-162X
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
7
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
361-4
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2007-11-15
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:6772784-Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:6772784-Follow-Up Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:6772784-Giant Cell Arteritis,
pubmed-meshheading:6772784-Heart Failure,
pubmed-meshheading:6772784-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:6772784-Long-Term Care,
pubmed-meshheading:6772784-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:6772784-Myocardial Infarction,
pubmed-meshheading:6772784-Prednisone
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Duration of corticosteroid therapy in giant cell arteritis.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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