Herpes Zoster as a Risk Factor for Incident Giant Cell Arteritis

Histopathologic studies have implicated herpes zoster (HZ) as a causative organism of giant cell arteritis (GCA). The purpose of this study was to assess the epidemiologic association of HZ events with incident GCA.

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