Giant Cell Arteritis in African Americans: 10-Year Data from Baltimore

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Identifier 20190319_nanos_posters_205
Title Giant Cell Arteritis in African Americans: 10-Year Data from Baltimore
Creator Anna Gruener; Ali Poostchi; Andrew Carey; Amanda Henderson; Jessica Chang; Timothy McCulley
Affiliation (AG) (AC) (AH) (JC) (TM) The Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute, Baltimore, Maryland; (AP) Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Subject Neuro-Ophth & Systyemic Disease (eg. MS, MG, Thyroid); Miscellaneous
Description The incidence of giant cell arteritis (GCA) is well-documented in white populations, but its relevance among other racial and ethnic groups is less well-established. The purpose of this study was to examine the incidence of biopsyproven GCA (BP-GCA) in a hospital-based population with a significant proportion of African American (black) patients.
Date 2019-03
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 2019 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting
Relation is Part of NAM 2019: Poster Session II: Scientific Advancements in Neuro-Ophthalmology
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NANOS Annual Meeting Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/nanos-annual-meeting-collection/
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management Copyright 2019. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s6xd5kcw
Setname ehsl_novel_nam
ID 1432863
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6xd5kcw
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