Seasonal variation in biopsy-proven giant cell arteritis in Eastern Denmark from 1990-2018.

Elisabeth Bay KønigMichael Stormly HansenJonathan FoldagerVolkert SiersmaAnnika LoftLene TerslevUffe Møller DøhnMads Radmer JensenAnne Katrine WienckeCarsten FaberSteffen HamannSteffen Heegaard

Published in: Acta ophthalmologica (2020)

In this study of biopsy-proven GCA in a large Danish patient cohort, the occurrence of GCA showed seasonal variation with higher occurrence in the summer months when compared to autumn. Future studies pooling all cases of GCA worldwide are needed to determine seasonality in the occurrence of GCA.

Keyphrases

risk assessment
giant cell
ultrasound guided
fine needle aspiration
south africa
case report
heat stress
current status
case control