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Giant cell arteritis in Saudi Arabia
1The Neuro-ophthalmology Division, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. tmbosley@compuserve.com
International Ophthalmology
|March 25, 1999
Abstract
Purpose:
To obtain information about the incidence of giant cell arteritis in Saudi Arabia.
Methods:
Retrospective review of all temporal artery biopsies performed at the King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital from December 1982 to January 1998.
Results:
Seventy-two temporal artery biopsies were performed over this 15 year period, of which four were positive for giant cell arteritis.
Conclusions:
The incidence of GCA in Saudi Arabia is probably less than in the United States and Western Europe.