Temporal Arteritis in Blacks
Authors: Daniel C. Love, Jeffrey Rapkin, G. Robert Lesser, Barry M. Shmookler, Martin P. Kolsky, Billy Jackson, Werner F. Barth
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1986)

Brief Reports1 September 1986Temporal Arteritis in BlacksDANIEL C. LOVE, M.D., JEFFREY RAPKIN, M.D., G. ROBERT LESSER, M.D., BARRY M. SHMOOKLER, M.D., MARTIN P. KOLSKY, M.D., BILLY JACKSON, M.D., WERNER F. BARTH, M.D.DANIEL C. LOVE, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JEFFREY RAPKIN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, G. ROBERT LESSER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, BARRY M. SHMOOKLER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, MARTIN P. KOLSKY, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, BILLY JACKSON, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, WERNER F. BARTH, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-105-3-387 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTemporal arteritis is considered rare in blacks. In 1977, Healy and Wilske (1) noted that whites had a strong predilection for giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica and that no cases had been reported in other races. Since then, 17 biopsy-proven cases have been reported in blacks (2-16). After seeing several black patients with temporal arteritis at our institution, we reviewed the medical records of several hospitals serving large urban populations and found 17 additional biopsy-proven cases.Case histories of temporal arteritis in blacks were found in The Washington Hospital Center (eight patients) and Howard University Hospital (one patient) in...References1. HEALEYWILSKE LK. Manifestations of giant cell arteritis. Med Clin North Am. 1977;61:261-70. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. GOLDFARBALARCON PG. Giant cell arteritis in blacks. Clin Rheum Pract. 1984;2:161-3. Google Scholar3. ODOMGOLDMAN LJ. Temporal arteritis in a black patient. South Med J. 1980;73:828. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. KINGFREED DJ. 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