Table e-1 VZV intemporal arteries of patients with giant cell arteritis

Subject / Institution / Age/
gender / # Skip areas containing
VZV antigen / VZV DNA
1 / University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora / 79 F / 3 / -
2 / University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora / 77 F / 11 / +
3 / University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora / 84 F / 13 / -
4 / University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora / 71 F / 5 / +
5 / VA Boston Healthcare System, Jamaica Plain / 86 M / 4 / -
6 / Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach / 73 M / 3 / -
7 / Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach / 78 F / Nonea / -
8 / Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach / 79 F / 9 / -
9 / Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore / 91 F / Nonea / +
10 / Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore / 80 F / 2 / -
11 / Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore / 77 F / Nonea / +
12 / University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia / 69 F / 5 / +
13 / University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia / 84 F / 3 / +
14 / University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia / 62 M / 16 / +
15 / University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia / 84 F / 14 / +
16 / University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia / 93 M / 20 / -
17 / University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia / 76 M / Nonea / -
18 / Texas Oculoplastic Consultants, Austin / 85 F / 7 / -
19 / Texas Oculoplastic Consultants, Austin / 84 M / 13 / -
20 / Texas Oculoplastic Consultants, Austin / 83 F / 6 / -
21 / Texas Oculoplastic Consultants, Austin / 84 M / 13 / b
22 / University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill / 59 M / 8 / -
23 / Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, Canada / 76 F / 15 / -
24 / Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, Canada / 88 M / 2 / +
25 / Hospitalier Universitaire d’Amiens, Paris, France / 92 F / 3 / +
26 / Hospitalier Universitaire d’Amiens, Paris, France / 76 F / 3 / +
27 / University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany / 72 M / 9 / -
28 / University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany / 77 F / Nonea / +
29 / University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany / 69 M / 5 / -
30 / University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany / 73 M / 4 / -
31 / University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany / 76 F / Nonea / b
32 / University Hospital, Duisburg-Essen, Germany / 73 M / 3 / +
33 / University Hospital, Duisburg-Essen, Germany / 82 F / 5 / -
34 / University Hospital, Duisburg-Essen, Germany / 68 F / 4 / +
35 / University Hospital, Duisburg-Essen, Germany / 68 M / Nonea / +
36 / Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel / 72 F / Nonea / +
37 / Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel / 78F / 7 / b
38 / Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland / 76 F / Nonea / +
39 / Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland / 85 F / 2 / -
40 / Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland / 68 F / 2 / -
41 / Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland / 81 M / 19 / -
42 / Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland / 69 M / 2 / -
43 / Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland / 76 M / 8 / -
44 / Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland / 77 F / 3 / -
45 / Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland / 78 F / 5 / +
46 / Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland / 61 M / 2 / -
47 / Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland / 72 F / 2 / -
48 / Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland / 83 F / 2 / -
49 / Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland / 71 F / 11 / -
50 / Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland / 70 M / Nonea / b
51 / Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland / 80 F / 14 / b
52 / Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland / 69 M / Nonea / b
53 / Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland / 74 F / 3 / b
54 / Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland / 66 F / 15 / b
55 / Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland / 69 F / Nonea / b
56 / Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland / 63 F / 3 / b
57 / Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland / 85 M / 12 / b
58 / Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland / 66 M / 15 / b
59 / Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland / 77 F / 3 / b
60 / Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland / 80 F / Nonea / b
61 / Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland / 70 F / 9 / b

aOnly a single area of one or more consecutive sections contained VZV antigen (no skip areas).

bCell DNA obtained from formalin-fixed scraped slides was insufficient for PCR amplification, thus the presence of VZV DNA could not be determined.