Objective To characterize the microbiome of the temporal artery in patients with giant cell
arteritis (GCA), and to apply an unbiased and comprehensive shotgun sequencing‐based …

The histopathology of PVNS is characterized by giant cells, hemosiderin, variable
collagenization, foam cells, and a histiocytic infiltrate. In the diffuse form of PVNS, the synovium …

Objective. A variety of infectious agents, including varicella zoster virus (VZV), have been
hypothesized to play a role in the pathogenesis of giant cell arteritis (GCA). The detectability of …

Objective. To describe the clinical course and management of patients with a pathologic
diagnosis of “healed” giant cell arteritis (GCA), and to determine whether previously published …

Objective: Literature describing follow-up vascular ultrasound (VUS) in giant cell arteritis (GCA)
is limited. We report our experience with follow-up VUS obtained in clinical care of …

The objective of the current report was to determine the relapse rates and characterize the
nature of relapses during the disease course of adult patients with idiopathic inflammatory …

TEMPORAL arteritis is thought to be a self-limited disease of several months' to several years'
duration, tending to remit spontaneously or as a result of corticosteroid therapy. Previous …

(1) describe imaging features of CIA, (2) compare dilation rate and wall thickening of aortic
aneurysms in patients with CIA versus those with giant cell arteritis/aortitis (GCA), (3) present …

Two patients with systemic lupus erythematosus had intermittent episodes of dysphagia
associated with severe nonpleuritic chest pain. Esophageal manometry disclosed abnormalities …

Low doses of corticosteroids are beneficial in the management of certain patients with
rheumatoid arthritis, and provide definitive symptomatic relief for patients with polymyalgia …