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Jun 2023
18m 55s

High-Yield Vasculitides (1): Giant-cell ...

Ardalan Vossoughi, MD
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We discuss the general differential diagnosis & framework of workup for large-vessel, medium-vessel & small-vessel vasculitides, general treatment guidelines and prognostication for vasculitides; Then we focus (in this episode) on large-vessel vasculitides (Giant-cell & Takayasu arthritis)

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