Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a granulomatous vasculitis affecting large arteries, especially the
aorta and the extracranial branches of the external carotid artery. Its exact pathogenesis is …

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is an autoimmune disease affecting large vessels in patients over
50 years old. It is an exemplary model of a classic inflammatory disorder with IL-6 playing …

Objective. Temporal artery biopsy (TAB) is performed in cases of suspected giant cell
arteritis (GCA), and is the gold-standard for diagnosis of the disease. Current American …

Herewith we provide our annual digest of the recent literature on systemic vasculitides. In
this manuscript, we reviewed all the articles published during the last 12 months on large …

Introduction: Infection of pathogenic microorganisms is an important reason for autoimmune
diseases (ADs). Interleukin-1 (IL-1) receptor-associated kinase-1 (IRAK1) is a key mediator …

Background: To evaluate the relative frequencies of arteritic and nonarteritic anterior
ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) in an Arab population and to compare and contrast these …

Enthesitis is the hallmark of spondyloarthritis (SpA), and is observed in all subtypes. Wide
information on SpA abnormalities, including synovitis, tendinitis and enthesitis, can be …