… Albumin level decreased further to 1.4 g/dL, hypocalcemia (4.4 mg/dL, and 6.1 mg/dL after
… gradually to 3.2 g/dL, leukocyte and platelet counts normalized, but mild anemia of 11.1 g/dL …

A number of lupus patients develop episodes of acute “idiopathic” pancreatitis, unrelated to
the known causes of mechanical obstruction of the pancreatic duct or toxic-metabolic …

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) and polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) are both more common among
people of North European decent than among Mediterranean people. Women are 2–3 times …

… The hemoglobin level was 12.1 g/dL (normal range, 12-16) and the platelet count was 222
000/µL (normal range, 150 000-450 000). C-reactive protein was 13 mg/dL (normal range, 0-…

Objective. Giant-cell arteritis (GCA) incidence is reported to be rising. A cyclic pattern of annual
incidence rates and seasonal variations were reported by several groups. However, such …

Objective. To determine to what extent performing simultaneous bilateral temporal artery
biopsies might increase the diagnostic sensitivity in giant cell arteritis (GCA). Methods. In total …

Objectives. To investigate the relationship between temporal artery biopsy (TAB) length and
the diagnostic sensitivity for giant cell arteritis (GCA). Methods. TAB pathology reports were …

We present two cases of rare human poisoning in one family following ingestion of cooked
leaves from the tobacco tree plant, Nicotiana glauca. The toxic principle of N. glauca, …

Objective Characterize patients with negative temporal artery biopsies in regard to their
eventual diagnoses, and to find features that would differentiate biopsy-negative GCA from non-…

Objective. The incidence of primary systemic vasculitides varies among different geographic
regions and ethnic origins. The aim of this study was to examine the incidence rates of …