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Giant Cell Arteritis - Surgery
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Definition of 'Giant Cell Arteritis'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) |
Monday, November 23, 2009
[Fever, redness, swelling, and pain in the submental region]
30 May 2009 
A 76-year-old woman presented with fever, redness, swelling, and pain under the chin. Some submental lymph nodes were detected by ultrasound and computed tomography. The diagnosis was a submental phlegmon, for which surgery was performed. The lymph ... Read more...
[Giant cell arteritis manifested by bilateral arteritic Anterior Ischaemic Optic Neuropathy (AION)]
29 Nov 2008 Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a systemic vasculitis of unknown etiology affecting medium and large calibre vessels by granulomatous panarteritis with the formation of giant multinucleate cell granulomas. Vision is affected in 25-50% of GCA patients. ... Read more...
Surgical management of ascending aortic aneurysm due to non-infectious aortitis.
29 Nov 2008 OBJECTIVES: We reviewed the spectrum of disease and early outcomes of patients undergoing ascending aortic surgery for Giant cell aortitis (GCA). DESIGN: Of 1 259 patients undergoing repair of ascending aortic aneurysms between January 1993 and July ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Giant Cell Arteritis - Surgery'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- [Fever, redness, swelling, and pain in the submental region] 30 May 2009
- [Giant cell arteritis manifested by bilateral arteritic Anterior Ischaemic Optic Neuropathy (AION)] 29 Nov 2008
- Surgical management of ascending aortic aneurysm due to non-infectious aortitis. 29 Nov 2008
- Aorto-atrial fistula 10 days after dissection repair in giant cell arteritis. 30 Oct 2008
- Giant cell arteritis of the aorta: catastrophic complications without a preexisting aneurysm.
30 Apr 2008 - Isolated vasculitis of the female genital tract: a case series and review of literature. Oct 2007
- High-risk repair of ascending aortic aneurysm due to giant cell aortitis. 30 May 2007
- Usefulness of angioplasty in a patient with biopsy-proven giant cell arteritis and severe stenosis of the superior mesenteric artery.
30 May 2006 - Giant-cell temporal arteritis in a 17-year-old male. 29 Apr 2006
- [Aortic involvement in giant cell arteritis. A prospective follow-up of 11 patients using computed tomography] 7 Dec 2005
- Juvenile temporal arteritis: a case report. 29 Nov 2005
- [Aortic involvement in patients with temporal arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica] 25 Aug 2005
- Annuloaortic ectasia and giant cell arteritis. 29 Jun 2005
- [Endovascular stent-graft repair of aorto-esophageal fistula causing upper gastrointestinal bleeding] 30 Jan 2005
- Images in vascular medicine. Homogeneous aortic thickening seen on transesophageal echocardiography in a patient with giant cell arteritis. 30 Oct 2004
- 25-year follow-up of a case of giant cell aortitis. 13 Oct 2004
- Juvenile temporal arteritis: a case report and review of the literature. 29 Apr 2004
- Tongue necrosis, temporal arteritis, and esophageal carcinoma: is there a connection? 30 Jan 2004
- [Involvement of thoracic aorta revealing temporal arteritis. Three cases] 30 Jan 2004
- Atypical giant cell arteritis resulting in arm amputation. 29 Jun 2003
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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;
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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)