Infections are associated with increased risk of giant cell arteritis - a population-based case-control study from Southern Sweden.
CONCLUSION: Infections, especially those of the respiratory tract, were associated with subsequent development of biopsy-confirmed GCA. Our findings support the hypothesis that a range of infections may trigger GCA.
PMID: 32414956 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Rheumatology - Category: Rheumatology Tags: J Rheumatol Source Type: research
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