XXXX associated with @entity13571 .

@entity1 @entity13571 @entity39 @entity1333 @entity226 @entity10763 @entity3468 @entity11657 @entity2883
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the clinical and laboratory characteristics of @entity1 with @entity13571 associated with temporal artery involvement. METHODS: From a cohort of 120 @entity1 fulfilling American College of Rheumatology criteria for temporal @entity3468 , we retrospectively identified 7 @entity1 with @entity13571 associated with histological temporal @entity3468 . RESULTS: Among the 7 @entity1 , 2 had classic @entity11657 , one had unclassified @entity13571 , one had @entity2883 ( @entity2883 ), and 3 had microscopic @entity2883 . The mean age of the @entity1 was 70.2 years, and cranial symptoms revealed the disease in all but one @entity1 . @entity226 was generally associated with extracephalic manifestations suggestive of @entity13571 . Antineutrophilic cytoplasmic antibodies were positive in 3 of the 4 @entity1 with @entity10763 . Pathologically, the main temporal artery was involved in all but one @entity1 , with inflammatory infiltrate of vasa vasorum and adventitia associated in 5 with small tributary involvement. @entity39 was rare, observed in 2 specimens; 2 @entity1 with unclassified @entity13571 and @entity2883 had a classic @entity226 ( @entity226 ) histologic pattern. Only one @entity1 had exclusive involvement of small vessels, surrounding the spared main temporal artery. Muscle biopsies showed histopathological evidence of @entity1333 in 2 @entity1 , skin biopsy in one, and vein biopsy in the other. CONCLUSION: Temporal artery involvement in @entity13571 was generally associated with extracranial clinical features suggestive of @entity13571 . Temporal artery biopsy is a simple tool for diagnosis of @entity1333 , but the histopathological findings do not always discriminate between @entity1333 and @entity226 .
