Giant Cell Arteritis - Diagnosis
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Giant cell arteritis.

5 Jul 2009 Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is an immune-mediated vasculitis affecting individuals over 50 years of age. It is characterised by granulomatous inflammation that affects medium-sized and large arteries. The wide spectrum of clinical manifestations can ... Read more...

Takayasu arteritis and giant cell arteritis: a spectrum within the same disease?

29 Jun 2009 Giant cell arteritis (GCA) and Takayasu arteritis (TAK) have been considered distinct disorders based on their clinical features, age of onset, and ethnic distribution. However, on closer examination, these disorders appear more similar than ... Read more...

Strokes at time of disease diagnosis in a series of 287 patients with biopsy-proven giant cell arteritis.

29 Jun 2009 Patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA) generally present with cranial ischemic manifestations that are directly related to vascular involvement. They may also experience strokes in the territory of the carotid or the vertebrobasilar artery. We ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Giant Cell Arteritis - Diagnosis'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Clinical images: the multifaceted pathogenesis of polymyalgia rheumatica/giant cell arteritis. 30 Aug 2009
• High-resolution MRI for assessment of middle meningeal artery involvement in giant cell arteritis. 30 Jul 2009
• 68-year-old woman with confusion. 30 Jul 2009
• Giant cell arteritis. 5 Jul 2009
• Takayasu arteritis and giant cell arteritis: a spectrum within the same disease? 29 Jun 2009
• Strokes at time of disease diagnosis in a series of 287 patients with biopsy-proven giant cell arteritis. 29 Jun 2009
• Association between toll-like receptor 4 gene polymorphism and biopsy-proven giant cell arteritis. 14 Jun 2009
• Giant cell arteritis on 18F-FDG PET/CT. 9 Jun 2009
• Clinicopathologic correlations in giant cell arteritis: a retrospective study of 107 cases. 2 Jun 2009
• [Fever, redness, swelling, and pain in the submental region] 30 May 2009
• An old woman with a severe sore throat. 30 May 2009
• Transient ischaemic attack. Giant cell arteritis and transient visual loss. 4 May 2009
• [Recommendations of the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) for the treatment of "large-vessel vasculitides"] 29 Apr 2009
• Long-term follow-up of aortic involvement in giant cell arteritis: a series of 48 patients. 29 Apr 2009
• Frequency of unintended vein and peripheral nerve biopsy with temporal artery biopsy. 29 Apr 2009
• [Thoracic aortic aneurysm due to giant cell arteritis without any specific symptom] 30 Mar 2009
• Ischemic optic neuropathy. 30 Mar 2009
• Visualizing the skip lesions of giant cell arteritis with CT arteriography. 29 Mar 2009
• [Necrosis of a hairy scalp as a first sign of arteritis temporalis] 12 Mar 2009
• [Have you diagnosed at a glance?] 10 Mar 2009

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Technical information about 'Giant Cell Arteritis'

Definition: A systemic autoimmune disorder that typically affects medium and large ARTERIES, usually leading to occlusive granulomatous vasculitis with transmural infiltrate containing multinucleated GIANT CELLS. The TEMPORAL ARTERY is commonly involved. This disorder appears primarily in people over the age of 50. Symptoms include FEVER; FATIGUE; HEADACHE; visual impairment; pain in the jaw and tongue; and aggravation of pain by cold temperatures. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed)

Descriptor UI: D013700

Alternative terms: Giant Cell Arteritis; Arteritides, Giant Cell; Arteritis, Giant Cell; Giant Cell Arteritides; Horton Giant Cell Arteritis; Arteritis, Giant Cell, Horton's; Giant Cell Arteritis, Horton; Horton's Disease; Hortons Disease; Horton's Giant Cell Arteritis; Horton Disease; Arteritis, Giant Cell, Horton; Cranial Arteritis; Arteritides, Cranial; Arteritis, Cranial; Cranial Arteritides; Temporal Arteritis; Arteritides, Temporal; Temporal Arteritides; Arteritis, Temporal; Aortic Arteritis, Giant Cell; Giant Cell Aortitis; Giant Cell Aortic Arteritis; Giant Cell Aortitis, Horton's; Aortitis, Giant Cell; Aortitides, Giant Cell; Giant Cell Aortitides; Juvenile Temporal Arteritis; Arteritides, Juvenile Temporal; Arteritis, Juvenile Temporal; Juvenile Temporal Arteritides; Temporal Arteritides, Juvenile; Temporal Arteritis, Juvenile;

Related Mesh Headings: Polymyalgia Rheumatica;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C10.114.875.700; C10.228.140.300.850.500; C14.907.184.438; C14.907.253.946.700; C14.907.940.090.530; C14.907.940.907.700; C17.800.862.252; C20.111.258.962.800;

History Note: 2008 (1963)