The importance of skip lesions in temporal arteritis

摘要

Aimt-To determine the frequency of skip lesions in an unselected series of temporal artery biopsies and compare the results with other series. Methods-the study was a retrospective Review of 102 consecutive temporal artery Biopsies taken in a five year period (1992- 1997) in one large hospital. Results-35 Cases (34.3/100) showed evi- Dence of active cranial vasculitis with Pathological evidence of inflammation of The intima or media, with or without giant Cells.