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Clinical Features of Giant Cell Arteritis

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Giant cell arteritis (GCA) shares many clinical features with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). Therefore, for a correct diagnosis of GCA, it is essential is to know clinical features of both PMR and GCA.

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Hayreh, S.S. (2011). Clinical Features of Giant Cell Arteritis. In: Ischemic Optic Neuropathies. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11852-4_10

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