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Is this GCA? What to Look for on Temporal Artery Biopsies

Is this GCA? What to Look for on Temporal Artery Biopsies

Update: 2025-09-18
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Host Dr. Amanda Redfern welcomes Dr. Claudia Prospero Ponce, a neuro-ophthalmologist and ocular pathologist, to share her unique perspective on how to diagnose giant cell arteritis (GCA) when temporal artery biopsies are not classically positive. 

For more information about pathological markers in GCA, check out this paper referenced in the episode: Sultan H, Smith SV, Lee AG, Chévez-Barrios P. Pathologic Markers Determining Prognosis in Patients With Treated or Healing Giant Cell Arteritis. Am J Ophthalmol. 2018;193:45-53.

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Is this GCA? What to Look for on Temporal Artery Biopsies

Is this GCA? What to Look for on Temporal Artery Biopsies