1. Giant cell (Temporal) arteritis with anterior isch... [J Formos Med Assoc. 2010] - PubMed result
Giant cell arteritis with arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy has rarely been diagnosed in Taiwan. Recently, we encountered a 76-year-old Taiwanese patient who presented with right visual impairment and marked pale swelling of his right d...
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2. Giant Cell Arteritis: MedlinePlus
Giant cell arteritis is a disorder that causes inflammation of arteries of the scalp, neck, and arms. The inflammation narrows the arteries, which keeps blood from flowing well. Giant cell arteritis often occurs with another disorder called polymy...
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3. Temporal Arteritis
Temporal arteritis is a condition of inflammation of the arteries. It affects the head, neck, upper body, and arms. The temporal artery is most often affected. It runs over the temple, to the outside of the eye. In extreme or untreated cases, this.....
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4. Temporal arteritis
Temporal arteritis is inflammation and damage to blood vessels that supply the head area, particularly the large or medium arteries that branch from the neck.
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5. Temporal Arteritis
Temporal arteritis is the most common form of systemic vasculitis in adults. The disease is defined as a panarteritis that preferentially involves the extracranial branches of the carotid artery. Aging is the single greatest risk factor for the d....
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6. Temporal arteritis
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7. TEMPORAL ARTERITIS
It is valuable to obtain temporal artery biopsy within one week of starting treatment (organise through ophthalmology). The need to protect against steroid osteoporosis should always be assessed.
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8. Giant Cell Arteritis (Temporal Arteritis)
Giant Cell (temporal) Arteritis (GCA) is a vasculitis of large and medium size vessels. It may be generalized but vessel inflammation most frequently involves vessels in the scalp and head, especially the arteries over the temples. The disease is ...
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9. Temporal Arteritis: eMedicine Radiology
Temporal arteritis, or giant cell arteritis, is a common systemic vasculitis of unknown etiology. In 1890, Hutchinson originally described the condition as inflamed and swollen temporal arteries. In 1932, Horton expanded the...
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10. Vasculitis - temporal arteritis
there is no way to answer all of these questions in the Ask the Expert format. However, I suggest that you go to the Johns Hopkins Vasculitis Center website and read more there.
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