Mesenteric Involvement in Giant Cell Arteritis. An Underrecognized Complication?: Analysis of a Case Series With Clinicoanatomic Correlation

We reviewed the clinical manifestations of mesenteric vasculitis due to giant cell arteritis (GCA) and considered features of the mesenteric anatomy in relationship to disease expression. We compiled and reviewed a case series by systematic identification of patients previously reported in the Engli...

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Published in:	Medicine (Baltimore) Vol. 87; no. 1; pp. 45 - 51
Main Authors:	Scola, Christopher J., Li, Cuizhen, Upchurch, Katherine S.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc 01-01-2008
Subjects:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Blood Sedimentation Fatal Outcome Female Gastrointestinal Tract - blood supply Giant Cell Arteritis - complications Giant Cell Arteritis - pathology Humans Ischemia - etiology Male Mesenteric Artery, Inferior - anatomy & histology Mesenteric Artery, Inferior - pathology Mesenteric Artery, Superior - anatomy & histology Mesenteric Artery, Superior - pathology Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion - etiology Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion - pathology Retrospective Studies Splanchnic Circulation Temporal Arteries - pathology Vision Disorders
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