The American College of Rheumatology 1990 criteria for the classification of giant cell arteritis

G. Hunder, Gene; A. Bloch, Daniel; A. Michel, Beat; Betty Stevens, Mary; P. Arend, William; H. Calabrese, Leonard; M. Edworthy, Steven; S. Fauci, Anthony; Y. Leavitt, Randi; T. Lie, J.; W. Lightfoot, Robert; T. Masi, Alfonse; J. McShane, Dennis; A. Mills, John; L. Wallace, Stanley; J. Zvaifler, Nathan

doi:10.1002/art.1780330810

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The American College of Rheumatology 1990 criteria for the classification of giant cell arteritis

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Authors:

Gene G. Hunder

Daniel A. Bloch

Beat A. Michel

Abstract

Abstract Criteria for the classification of giant cell (temporal) arteritis were developed by comparing 214 patients who had this disease with 593 patients with other forms of vasculitis. For the traditional format classification , 5 criteria were selected: age ≥50 years at disease onset, new onset ...

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