Seasonal Influence on the Incidence of Biopsy-Proven Giant Cell Arteritis

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Identifier 20150222_nanos_posters_015
Title Seasonal Influence on the Incidence of Biopsy-Proven Giant Cell Arteritis
Creator Kimberly K. Gokoffski; Syed K. Khaderi
Affiliation (KKG) University of California Davis Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Sacramento, CA
Subject Giant Cell Arteritis; Seasonal Incidence; Biopsy-Proven; California
Description Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a vasculitis that affects large and medium sized arteries. The etiology of GCA is unknown and numerous risk factors have been proposed. We and other investigators have perceived an increased incidence over the summer months and hypothesized that this may represent an unrecognized risk factor for the disease.
Date 2015-02-22
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 2015 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting
Relation is Part of NANOS 2015: Poster Presentations
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 2013. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s6mp8933
Setname ehsl_novel_nam
ID 184436
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6mp8933
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