Monica Ghebrial

Jaw Claudication Progressing to Scalp and Tongue Necrosis in Giant Cell Arteritis

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a primary large vessel vasculitis affecting individuals over 50 years of age, characterized by granulomatous inflammation of the aorta and its major branches.1 Temporal artery biopsy (TAB) remains the diagnostic gold standard, and high-dose glucocort...

Clinical Joint Tenderness in First-Nations First-Degree Relatives of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Examining Factors Associated with Functional Disability and Progression to RA

Objectives Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease affecting synovial joints. Prior to the clinical onset of arthritis, autoantibodies and non-specific joint symptoms often appear in the absence of joint swelling. We previously found that functional disability...