Long-term remission in biopsy proven giant cell arteritis: A retrospective cohort study

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• 作者：Giovanna Restuccia^a ; ¹ ; Luigi Boiardi^a ; ¹ ; Alberto Cavazza^b ; Mariagrazia Catanoso^a ; Pierluigi Macchioni^a ; Francesco Muratore^a ; Alessandra Soriano^a ; Luca Cimino^c ; Raffaella Aldigeri^d ; Filippo Crescentini^a ; Nicolò ; Pipitone^a ; Carlo Salvarani^a ; ^{salvarani.carlo@asmn.re.it}
• 关键词：Giant cell arteritis ; Corticosteroids ; Treatment ; Polymyalgia rheumatica
• 刊名：Journal of Autoimmunity
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：77
• 期：Complete
• 页码：39-44
• 全文大小：338 K
• 卷排序：77

文摘

2 subgroups of GCA patients are present: one with less relapsing disease requiring short-term GCs, the second with more persistent relapsing disease requiring long-term GCs. Nearly half of patients with GCA experience long-term remission after the suspension of glucocorticoids. The coexistence of PMR and lower levels of hemoglobin at diagnosis are associated with a reduced probability of developing long-term remission.