Giant cell arteritis and COVID-19: similarities and discriminators, a systematic literature review.

CONCLUSION: Overlapping features of GCA and COVID-19 include headache, fever, elevated CRP and cough. Jaw claudication, visual loss, platelet count and lymphocyte count may be more discriminatory. Physicians should be aware of the possibility of diagnostic confusion. We have designed a simple checklist to aid evidence-based evaluation of patients with suspected GCA.
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Source: J Rheumatol - October 15, 2020 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Mehta P, Sattui SE, van der Geest K, Brouwer E, Conway R, Putman MS, Robinson PC, Mackie SL Tags: J Rheumatol Source Type: research