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Skin necrosis in giant cell (temporal) arteritis: report of three cases
Author(s) -
ABDULLAH A.N.,
KECZKES K.,
WYATT E.H.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1989.tb01384.x
Subject(s) - giant cell arteritis , necrosis , medicine , arteritis , pathology , temporal artery , dermatology , vasculitis , disease
SUMMARY Three elderly, female patients presented with scalp ulceration. One developed sudden blindness before the ulceration of the scalp. Biopsy from the ulcerated area in this patient did not show evidence of giant cell arteritis, but the two other patients had histological evidence of giant cell arteritis and one of these also became blind.