Incidence and clinical manifestations of giant cell arteritis in Spain: results of the ARTESER register.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to estimate the incidence of giant cell arteritis (GCA) in Spain and to analyse its clinical manifestations, and distribution by age group, sex, geographical area and season.

Methods

We included all patients diagnosed with GCA between 1 June 2013 and 29 March 2019 at 26 hospitals of the National Health System. They had to be aged ≥50 years and have at least one positive results in an objective diagnostic test (biopsy or imaging techniques), meet 3/5 of the 1990 American College of Rheumatology classification criteria or have a clinical diagnosis based on the expert opinion of the physician in charge. We calculated incidence rate using Poisson regression and assessed the influence of age, sex, geographical area and season.

Results

We identifi

SUBMITTER: Fernandez-Lozano D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10966818 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature