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Features:<ref>URL: [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2908435/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2908435/]. Accessed on: 26 November 2010.</ref>
Features:<ref>URL: [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2908435/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2908435/]. Accessed on: 26 November 2010.</ref>
#Inflammatory cells within the blood vessel wall.
#Inflammatory cells within the blood vessel wall.
#Vessel injury:
#Vessel injury:  
**Fibrinoid necrosis = anucleate amorphous intensely eosinophilic material.
#*Frank fibrinoid necrosis ''or'' nuclear dust:
***Amorphous = no definite form.<ref>URL: [http://dictionary.weather.net/dictionary/amorphous http://dictionary.weather.net/dictionary/amorphous]. Accessed on: 26 November 2010.</ref>
#**Fibrinoid necrosis = anucleate amorphous intensely eosinophilic material.
**"Nuclear dust" = punctate hyperchromatic material ~ 1 micrometre.
#***Amorphous = no definite form.<ref>URL: [http://dictionary.weather.net/dictionary/amorphous http://dictionary.weather.net/dictionary/amorphous]. Accessed on: 26 November 2010.</ref>
#**"Nuclear dust" = punctate hyperchromatic material ~ 1 micrometre.


==Giant cell arteritis==
==Giant cell arteritis==
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