Temporal Artery Biopsy in a Dermatologic Surgery Practice
- 1 June 1999
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Dermatologic Surgery
- Vol. 25 (6) , 501-508
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1524-4725.1999.08296.x
Abstract
Background.A positive temporal artery biopsy (TAB) is essential to the diagnosis of temporal arteritis. Both this relatively common disease and its prolonged treatment with corticosteroids are associated with serious sequelae. Therefore, accurate and timely diagnosis is critical. The dermatologic suKeywords
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