Infections and the risk of incident giant cell arteritis: a population-based, case-control study

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Published online: 13 May 2017
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-210152

Rennie L Rhee, Peter C Grayson, Peter A Merkel, Gunnar Tomasson

Objectives: Alterations in the immune system and infections are suspected to increase susceptibility to giant cell arteritis (GCA). Recently herpes zoster has been directly implicated in the pathogenesis of GCA. We examined the association between prior infections, in particular herpes zoster, and incident GCA in a population-based cohort…

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