Open AccessLow Diagnostic Yield With Second Biopsies in Suspected Giant Cell Arteritis
Author(s) -
Helen V. DaneshMeyer,
Peter J. Savino,
Ralph C. Eagle,
Kenneth C Kubis,
Robert C. Sergott
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of neuro-ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.586
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1536-5166
pISSN - 1070-8022
DOI - 10.1097/00041327-200020030-00011
Subject(s) - giant cell arteritis , medicine , biopsy , arteritis , concordance , radiology , medical diagnosis , temporal artery , vasculitis , pathology , disease
The clinical diagnosis of giant cell arteritis may be confirmed with a biopsy of the superficial temporal artery. Because of "skip lesions," a histologic diagnosis of giant cell arteritis may be missed with a unilateral biopsy. The authors report a study that investigates whether a biopsy of the contralateral superficial temporal artery provides any additional information for confirmation of a diagnosis of giant cell arteritis.