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How Can Horton S Disease Be Managed?

Hello. I was trying to find out all I can about Hortons disease which my sister has been diagnosed with. She lives in Italy and has now been told she needs a biopsy to try to ascertain that it is hortons disease. She has been given large doses of steroids which has now been halved. So really all I am trying to do is to find out as much as I can but I suppose until the biopsy has been done, nothing can be done.
Mon, 30 Apr 2018
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Hi,

To confirm the diagnosis biopsy is prerequisite it because without it nobody can surely say what’s that so take a biopsy for further confirmation.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Bhadresh Lakhani
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How Can Horton S Disease Be Managed?

Hi, To confirm the diagnosis biopsy is prerequisite it because without it nobody can surely say what’s that so take a biopsy for further confirmation. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Bhadresh Lakhani