Significance of isolated vasculitis of the vasa vasorum on temporal artery biopsy.
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Abstract
To assess the significance of an isolated vasculitis of vasa vasorum on temporal artery biopsy. A diagnostic procedure was performed with 28 patients presenting clinical and biological inflammatory process and an isolated vasculitis of vasa vasorum on temporal artery biopsies. Panarteritis nodosa was diagnosed in 5 cases: polymyalgia rheumatica was evidenced in 4 cases; temporal arteritis was strongly suspected in 2 cases; various types of underlying disease were found in 12 patients; a noncharacterized systemic disease was found in 5 cases. Isolated vasculitis of vasa vasorum on temporal artery is a meaningful lesion frequently indicating a systemic vasculitic disorder.
Medical subject headings
- Temporal Arteries
- Vasa Vasorum
- Vasculitis