Table 2. Clinical and Laboratory Findings in 40 Patients at the Time of the Second Temporal Artery Biopsy.
| Time from initial diagnosis to second TAB | ||||||||
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| 3 months | 6 months | 9 months | 12 months | |||||
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| arteritis | arteritis | arteritis | arteritis | |||||
| (+) (n=7) | (-) (n=3) | (+) (n=9) | (-) (n=3) | (+)(n=4) | (-)m (n=5) | (+) (n=4) | (-) (n=5) | |
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| Headache | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Jaw Claudication | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Scalp Tenderness | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Ischemic Optic Neuropathy | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Systemic Symptoms | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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| PMR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Laboratory Finding | ||||||||
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| Hemoglobin (g/dL)† | 13.4 (12.4-14.8) | 14.2 (12.7-15.7) | 13.8 (11.7-15.7) | 13.2 (12.6-13.6) | 14.1 (13.1-15.1) | 13.9 (13.3-14.8) | 12.7 (12.2-13.3) | 13.1 (10.6-14.1) |
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| ESR mm/hr† | 10 (4-24) | 4 (3-5) | 10 (2-25) | 9 (2-21) | 24 (15-35) | 13 (4-22) | 27 (22-35) | 28 (7-66) |
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| Platelet (x103/μL) † | 263 (171-480) | 255 (246-263) | 289 (176-363) | 225 (187-259) | 269 (237-297) | 250 (176-357) | 271 (205-326) | 286 (249-349) |
TAB= temporal artery biopsy; PMR=polymyalgia rheumatic; ESR=erythrocyte sedimentation rate; hr=hour
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median value(range)