Associated factors of poor treatment outcomes in patients with giant cell arteritis: clinical implication of large vessel lesions

Associated factors of poor treatment outcomes in patients with giant cell arteritis: clinical implication of large vessel lesions

Abstract Background Relapses frequently occur in giant cell arteritis (GCA), and long-term glucocorticoid therapy is required. The identification of associated factors with poor treatment outcomes is important to decide the treatment algorithm of GCA. Methods We enrolled 139 newly diagnosed GCA pati...

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Main Authors: Takahiko Sugihara, Hitoshi Hasegawa, Haruhito A. Uchida, Hajime Yoshifuji, Yoshiko Watanabe, Eisuke Amiya, Yasuhiro Maejima, Masanori Konishi, Yohko Murakawa, Noriyoshi Ogawa, Shunsuke Furuta, Yasuhiro Katsumata, Yoshinori Komagata, Taio Naniwa, Takahiro Okazaki, Yoshiya Tanaka, Tsutomu Takeuchi, Yoshikazu Nakaoka, Yoshihiro Arimura, Masayoshi Harigai, Mitsuaki Isobe, Japan Research Committee of the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare for Intractable Vasculitis (JPVAS)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
Subjects:
Giant cell arteritis
Large vessel lesions
Poor treatment outcomes
Remission
Relapse
Glucocorticoid therapy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13075-020-02171-6

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