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A member asked:
What are the tests for arteritis?
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ANCA and clinical: Anti-neutrophilic cytoplasmic antibodies are elevated in some patients, but the clinical examination and sometimes angiography or histology is required.
Answered 7/5/2012
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ANCA and clinical: Anti-neutrophilic cytoplasmic antibody may be present, but clinical examination essential to assess if angiography, histology or other immunologic assays required.
Answered 7/25/2013
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My doctor said doing a sedate blood test was good enough to figure out if i had temporal arteritis i'm 21 & test was normal but thick artery & poundin?
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