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- Published on: 29 November 2004
- Published on: 28 September 2004
- Published on: 29 November 2004Authors' ResponseShow More
Dear Editor
We thank Dr Masood for his interest in our manuscript [1]. Clearly in some cases of giant cell arteritis (GCA), treatment with high dose corticosteroids alone is insufficient. The use of adjunctive heparin proved to be beneficial in our patient, although the reason is not clear [1]. Thrombocytosis has been shown to occur in a large percentage of patients with GCA [2, 3]. However, there is no convin...
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None declared. - Published on: 28 September 2004Aspirin therapy for Giant Cell ArteritisShow More
Dear Editor
I read with interest Buono et al's paper [1]. They describe in detail the value of anti-coagulant therapy in the management of giant cell arteritis. The role of anti-platelet agents however is not considered. It has been known for a number of years that thrombocytosis [2] and platelet hyper-reactivity [3] are features of giant cell arteritis. Experimental studies have shown that aspirin effectively sup...
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