Epidemiology of giant-cell arteritis in an Arab population: a 22-year study

被引：44

作者：

Chaudhry, Imtiaz A.

Shamsi, Farrukh A.

Elzaridi, Elsanusi

Arat, Yonca O.

Bosley, Thomas M.

Riley, Fenwick C.

机构：

[1] King Khalid Eye Specialist Hosp, Oculoplast & Orbit Div, Riyadh 11462, Saudi Arabia

[2] King Khalid Eye Specialist Hosp, Dept Res, Riyadh 11462, Saudi Arabia

[3] Royal Victoria Infirm, Royal Eye Infirm, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 4LP, Tyne & Wear, England

[4] Baylor Coll Med, Dept Ophthalmol, Houston, TX 77030 USA

[5] King Khalid Eye Specialist Hosp, Neuroophthalmol Div, Riyadh 11462, Saudi Arabia

[6] King Khalid Eye Specialist Hosp, Dept Pathol, Riyadh 11462, Saudi Arabia

来源：

BRITISH JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY | 2007年 / 91卷 / 06期

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D O I：

10.1136/bjo.2006.108845

中图分类号：

R77 [眼科学];

学科分类号：

100212 ;

摘要：

Objective: To study the epidemiology of biopsy-proven giant-cell arteritis (GCA) in an Arab population with clinical features suggestive of GCA. Methods: Clinical records of 102 patients who underwent temporal artery biopsy ( TAB) at King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from January 1983 to December 2004 were reviewed. Results: Among the 56 men and 46 women who had TAB, 7 (6.8%) had biopsy-proven GCA. The mean (SD) age of the biopsy-positive group (71.7 (8.6) years) was higher than in the biopsy-negative group (65 (9.8) years; p = 0.005). None of the untreated patients with a negative TAB developed additional symptoms that are typical of GCA. Conclusion: The small absolute number of biopsy-proven cases of GCA implies a relatively low incidence of GCA in Arab population, confirming previous observations that GCA occurs primarily in the Caucasian population.

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页码：715 / 718

页数：4

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