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Varicella zoster virus triggers the immunopathology of giant cell arteritis

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a severe form of vasculitis in the elderly. The recent discovery of varicella zoster virus (VZV) in the temporal arteries (TA) and adjacent skeletal muscle of patients with GCA, and the rationale and strategy for antiviral and corticosteroid treatment...

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Published in:Curr Opin Rheumatol
Main Authors: Gilden, Don, Nagel, Maria A.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4896311/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27224742
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1097/BOR.0000000000000292
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