GIANT CELL ARTERITIS: THE EXPERIENCE OF TWO COLLABORATIVE REFERRAL CENTERS AND AN OVERVIEW OF DISEASE PATHOGENESIS AND THERAPEUTIC ADVANCEMENTS

Rosanna Dammacco,1 Giovanni Alessio,1 Ermete Giancipoli,2 Patrizia Leone,3 Anna Cirulli,3 Leonardo Resta,4 Angelo Vacca,3 Franco Dammacco3 1Department of Ophthalmology and Neuroscience, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Medical School, Bari, Italy; 2Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ophthalmology Unit, University of Sassari, Sassari, Ita

Sonya R Osborne,1 Tina Cockburn,2 Juliet Davis3 1School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences, Centre for Health Research, Institute for Resilient Regions, University of Southern Queensland, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia; 2Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Faculty of Business and Law, Queensland University