'Slope sign': a feature of large vessel vasculitis?

Ann Rheum Dis. 2019 Dec;78(12):1738. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2019-216213. Epub 2019 Sep 13.

Authors

Bhaskar Dasgupta¹, Kate Smith^{2

3}, Abdullah Abu Syeed Khan², Fiona Coath², Richard J Wakefield⁴

Affiliations

¹ Rheumatology, Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Westcliff-on-Sea, UK [email protected].
² Rheumatology, Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Westcliff-on-Sea, UK.
³ Rheumatology, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds, UK.
⁴ Rheumatology, University of Leeds, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Leeds, UK.

PMID: 31519653
DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2019-216213

No abstract available

Keywords: giant cell arteritis; inflammation; polymyalgia rheumatica; ultraSonography.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Axillary Artery / diagnostic imaging*
Giant Cell Arteritis / diagnosis
Humans
Reproducibility of Results
Ultrasonography / methods*
Vasculitis / diagnosis*