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Rochella A Ostrowski1, Sheela Metgud1, Rodney Tehrani1, Walter M Jay2.
Abstract
In recent years, the search for the cause of giant cell arteritis (GCA) has led investigators to look to varicella zoster virus (VZV) as the answer. In some ways, the nature of VZV infection makes it an attractive explanation for the pathology observed in GCA. However, studies to date yield a level of inconsistency that still leaves uncertainty as to whether VZV directly causes GCA, and positive findings have not been successfully reproduced.Entities:
Keywords: Giant cell arteritis; temporal artery biopsy; varicella zoster virus; vasculitis
Year: 2019 PMID: 31312240 PMCID: PMC6620003 DOI: 10.1080/01658107.2019.1604763
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neuroophthalmology ISSN: 0165-8107