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Giant Cell Arteritis
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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
4 Oct 2009 
BACKGROUND: Colour Doppler sonography (CDS) is an established technique in the diagnosis of giant-cell (temporal) arteritis (GCA). The predictive value of its diagnostic criteria for GCA (halo sign or stenosis) is related to the pretest probability ... Read more...
Isolated superficial temporal artery dissection masquerading as giant cell arteritis.
30 Aug 2009 A 79-year-old male presented with symptoms suggesting giant cell arteritis (GCA) and elevation of acute-phase reactants. Bilateral superficial temporal artery (STA) biopsies were negative for GCA. However, the right-sided biopsy showed a STA ... Read more...
A rare case of peripheral ulcerative keratitis in temporal arteritis.
30 Aug 2009 PURPOSE: To present a case of peripheral ulcerative keratitis (PUK) that progressed to corneal perforation in the setting of recently diagnosed temporal arteritis. METHODS: A 76-year-old man presented with a 2-week history of red eye and gradual ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Giant Cell Arteritis'
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- Epidemiology of giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica.
13 Oct 2009 - [Value of colour Doppler ultrasonography in relation to clinical pretest probability in giant cell (temporal) arteritis] 4 Oct 2009
- Case of the missed opportunity for temporal artery biopsy. 29 Sep 2009
- Isolated superficial temporal artery dissection masquerading as giant cell arteritis. 30 Aug 2009
- A rare case of peripheral ulcerative keratitis in temporal arteritis. 30 Aug 2009
- Clinical images: the multifaceted pathogenesis of polymyalgia rheumatica/giant cell arteritis. 30 Aug 2009
- The burden of autoimmune disease: a comparison of prevalence ratios in patients with psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis. 30 Aug 2009
- [Myalgia in polymyalgia rheumatica, temporal arteritis and other vasculitides] 30 Jul 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
- Comment on: Risk factors for severe cranial ischaemic events in an Italian population-based cohort of patients with giant cell arteritis. 7 Jul 2009
- Giant cell arteritis. 5 Jul 2009
- Scalp necrosis in giant cell arteritis: case report and review of the relevance of this cutaneous sign of large-vessel vasculitis. 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
- Vasculitis working group: selected unanswered questions related to giant cell arteritis and anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis. 24 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
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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)