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The diagnostic value of ultrasound examination in temporal arteritis

Acta Medica Lituanica, 2010
Introduction. Temporal arteritis (TA) is usually diagnosed according to clinical criteria, and temporal artery biopsy is considered as a golden standard for the diagnosis.
Jolanta DADONIENĖ, Dalius JATUŽIS, Arvydas LAURINAVIČIUS   +2 more
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Polymyalgia rheumatica presenting as sternoclavicular arthritis: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2022
Background Polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis are systemic inflammatory conditions of the elderly. Polymyalgia rheumatica classically presents as a bilateral proximal muscle pain and stiffness syndrome.
Liyana Arachchige Dona Thulini Madubashini, Jayawardane Pathiranage Roneesha Lakmali, Nilanka Perera   +2 more
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Unilateral multifocal choroidal ischemia revealing a giant cell arteritis: a case report

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2014
Temporal arteritis is a subacute systemic panarteritis with predilection over cranial arteries. Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy with or without the typical sectoral choroidal ischemia is the most common complication.
Zouheir Hafidi, Hanan Handor, Hamid Elmoussaif, Mina Laghmari, Abdelouahed Karmane, Samira Tachfouti, Rajae Daoudi   +6 more
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Giant Cell Arteritis Presenting with Bilateral Subdural Haematomas of Arterial Origin

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2016
Giant cell arteritis or temporal arteritis is an inflammatory condition affecting medium to large sized vessels, particularly the cranial arteries. A 76-year-old man with no significant past medical history presented to the emergency department with a 3 ...
Ahmed Gabr, Khalid El Kholy, James Crotty, Margaret O’Connor, Elijah Chaila   +4 more
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Giant Cell Arteritis Presenting With Ocular Symptoms: Clinical Characteristics and Multimodal Imaging in a Chinese Case Series

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
PurposeTo evaluate demographic and clinical characteristics of a Chinese population with giant cell arteritis using multimodal imaging focusing on ophthalmic examinations.DesignRetrospective observational case series.Materials and MethodsIn the neuro ...
Qian Chen, Weimin Chen, Chaoyi Feng, Deshan Gong, Jiong Zhang, Yingwen Bi, Ping Sun, Xinghuai Sun, Xinghuai Sun, Guohong Tian, Guohong Tian   +10 more
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Which clinical features and lab findings increase the likelihood of temporal arteritis? [PDF]

, 2008
Jaw claudication, diplopia, or a temporal artery abnormality on physical exam increase the likelihood of temporal arteritis. A finding of thrombocytosis in a patient with suspected temporal arteritis moderately increases the likelihood of this diagnosis (
Howard, Ellen, Nusser, John A.
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Association between glucocorticoid therapy and incidence of diabetes mellitus in polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and giant cell arteritis (GCA) are almost always treated with glucocorticoids (GCs), but long-term GC use is associated with diabetes mellitus (DM).
Harris, E, Lai, LYH, Mackie, SL, West, RM   +3 more
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Ultrasonography Compared With Computed Tomography in Identifying Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms in Patients With Giant Cell Arteritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The objectives of this study were to evaluate the correlation and agreement between ultrasonography and computed tomography (CT) in measuring ascending aorta diameter in patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA) and to investigate the development of new ascending aortic aneurysms in patients with newly diagnosed GCA.
Anne C. Bull Haaversen, Lene K. Brekke, Tanaz A. Kermani, Øyvind Molberg, Andreas P. Diamantopoulos   +4 more
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Branch facial nerve trauma after superficial temporal artery biopsy: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2011
Introduction Giant cell arteritis is an emergency requiring prompt diagnosis and treatment. Superficial temporal artery biopsy is the gold diagnostic standard.
Rison Richard A
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Curry-assisted diagnosis in the rheumatology clinic. [PDF]

, 2015
We report five cases of glucocorticoid-responsive mouth symptoms in polymyalgia rheumatica/giant cell arteritis (GCA); three cases of tongue pain exacerbated by hot/spicy food, a case of scalp pain made worse by eating hot/spicy food and a case of sore ...
Cobine-Davies, M, Donaldson, SL, Gough, A, Mackie, SL, Morgan, AW   +4 more
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