Varicella Zoster Virus and Large Vessel Vasculitis, the Absence of an Association

• Main Authors: Gary W. Procop (Author), Charis Eng (Author), Alison Clifford (Author), Alexandra Villa-Forte (Author), Leonard H. Calabrese (Author), Eric Roselli (Author), Lars Svensson (Author), Douglas Johnston (Author), Gosta Pettersson (Author), Edward Soltesz (Author), Lisa Lystad (Author), Julian D. Perry (Author), Alexander Blandford (Author), Deborah A. Wilson (Author), Gary S. Hoffman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Case Western Reserve University, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: It is controversial whether microorganisms play a role in the pathogenesis of large and medium vessel vasculitides (eg, giant cell arteritis [GCA], Takayasu arteritis [TAK] and focal idiopathic aortitis [FIA]). Recent studies have reported the presence of Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) with...