Giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica: Role of viral infections

Authors
Duhaut, P Bosshard, S Dumontet, C
Citation
P. Duhaut et al., Giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica: Role of viral infections, CLIN EXP RH, 18(4), 2000, pp. S22-S23
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Rheumatology,"da verificare
Journal title
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY
ISSN journal
0392856X → ACNP
Volume
18
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Supplement
20
Pages
S22 - S23
Database
ISI
SICI code
0392-856X(200007/08)18:4<S22:GCAAPR>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
We performed a multicenter case-control study on incident cases of giant ce ll arteritis and polymyalgia, and tested for viruses known to induce multin ucleated giant cells in human pathology. IgM directed against Human parainf luenza type 1 virus were shown to be significantly associated with the onse t of the disease in 40% of the cases, versus 20% of the controls.