Branum G, Massey E W, Rice J
Division of Neurology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710.
South Med J. 1987 Dec;80(12):1527-8. doi: 10.1097/00007611-198712000-00010.
Some authors have reported that the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) is elevated in almost all patients with biopsy-proven temporal arteritis, while others believe it may be normal in up to 30% of such patients. We studied 62 patients with biopsy-proven temporal arteritis, and found that all of the 54 untreated patients and six of the eight treated patients had an elevated ESR; thus, when the ESR is normal, a diagnosis of temporal arteritis must be suspect.
一些作者报告称，在几乎所有经活检证实为颞动脉炎的患者中，红细胞沉降率（ESR）都会升高，而另一些人则认为，高达30%的此类患者ESR可能正常。我们研究了62例经活检证实为颞动脉炎的患者，发现54例未经治疗的患者以及8例接受治疗的患者中的6例ESR均升高；因此，当ESR正常时，必须怀疑颞动脉炎的诊断。
