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Treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). [PDF]

J Clin Med, 2022
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most frequent primary large-vessel vasculitis in individuals older than 50. Glucocorticoids (GCs) are considered the cornerstone of treatment. GC therapy is usually tapered over months according to clinical symptoms and inflammatory marker levels.
Régent A, Mouthon L.
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Giant cell arteritis: A rare cause of posterior vasculitis

Clinical Ophthalmology, 2008
Marilita M Moschos1, Yan Guex-Crosier21Department of Ophthalmology, University of Athens, Greece; 2Jules Gonin Eye Hospital, University of Lausanne, SwitzerlandPurpose: To report three cases of posterior vasculitis associated with subacute giant cell ...
Marilita M Moschos, Yan Guex-Crosier
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Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis

European Journal of Rheumatology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most frequent large vessel primary vasculitis in the elderly. Correct diagnosis and fast assessment are necessary to prevent complications as well as unnecessary treatments.
Paula Valentina Estrada Alarcón, Patricia Moya Alvarado, Elena Leonor Sirvent Alierta   +2 more
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Giant cell arteritis causing annuloaortic ectasia

Heart India, 2014
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a rare cause of ascending aortic aneurysm. We present here a 50-year-old patient who was clinically diagnosed with annuloaortic ectasia. She was successfully treated by Bentall′s operation.
Shetty Kailkere Padma, Mundayat Gopalakrishnan, K Sajitha, B D Impana   +3 more
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Orbital MRI Findings in a Patient With Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA): A Case Report. [PDF]

Cureus, 2023
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a medium- and large-vessel systemic vasculitis. It is common among people aged 50 years and older. GCA presents with cranial manifestations of headache, visual symptoms, cerebrovascular events, and systemic manifestations. The diagnosis of GCA is confirmed with a positive temporal artery biopsy.
Alhawiti S, AlSulaim T.
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Factors relacionats amb el manteniment de la inflamació i l'oclusió vascular. Implicacions en l'evolució dels pacients amb arteritis de cèl·lules gegants. [PDF]

, 2008
[cat] L'arteritis de cèl·lules gegants (ACG) és una vasculitis sistèmica de caràcter granulomatós que afecta vasos de calibre mitjà i gran. Per aprofundir en els mecanismes que intervenen en el desenvolupament de la hiperplasia intimal i la inflamació en
Lozano Garcia, Ester
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Aseptic meningitis in the setting of giant cell arteritis (GCA): a case report. [PDF]

BMC Rheumatol
Abstract Background Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a vasculitis primarily affecting medium- and large-sized arteries. The diagnosis may be challenging and lead to delays in treatment. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pleocytosis is an uncommon association but may occur due to central nervous system (CNS) vasculitis or ...
Thirukumar L, Sia R, Jackson J, Burston J.   +3 more
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An Unusual Case of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) Presenting With Bilateral Visual Loss. [PDF]

Cureus
We report the case of a 77-year-old woman who presented with progressive, painless bilateral visual loss over three weeks. Ophthalmologic evaluation demonstrated bilateral anterior ischemic optic neuropathy and right central retinal artery occlusion.
Dsouza KC, Riyal MH, Abraham K, Chow J, Bhingradiya A.   +4 more
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Management of giant-cell arteritis in Switzerland: an online national survey [PDF]

, 2023
AIMS OF THE STUDY: To assess current practices in diagnosing, treating, and following-up giant-cell arteritis by specialists in Switzerland and to identify the main barriers to using diagnostic tools.
Diana Dan, Courvoisier, Delphine, Thomas Daikeler, Dan, Diana, Mahr, Alfred, Daikeler, Thomas, Christoph T. Berger, Stegert, Mihaela, Alfred Mahr, Iudici, Michele, Berger, Christoph T, Villiger, Peter, Wildi, Lukas, Thomas Neumann, Neumann, Thomas, Mike Oliver Becker, Lukas Wildi, Seitz, Luca, Andrea Katharina Hemmig, Giant Cell Arteritis SCQM Study Group, Sabine Adler, Ribi, Camillo, Finckh, Axel, Axel Finckh, Luca Seitz, Berger, Christoph T., Courvoisier, Courvoisier, Mihaela Stegert, Stephan Reichenbach, Peter Villiger, Adler, Sabine, Michele Iudici, Becker, Mike Oliver, Courvoisier Courvoisier, on behalf of Giant Cell Arteritis SCQM Study Group, Reichenbach, Stephan, Camillo Ribi, Hemmig, Andrea Katharina, Berger, C.T., Iudici, M., Becker, M.O., Adler, S., Hemmig, A.K., Dan, D., Wildi, L., Villiger, P., Ribi, C., Stegert, M., Neumann, T., Daikeler, T., Seitz, L., Finckh, A., Reichenbach, S., Mahr, A., Courvoisier, D.S.   +54 more
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A Stab in the Dark: A Case Report of an Atypical Presentation of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). [PDF]

Geriatrics (Basel), 2018
Background: Giant cell arteritis/temporal arteritis (GCA) is an inflammatory condition that affects large to medium vessels such as the aorta and its primary branches. Patients classically present with fatigue, fever, headache, jaw claudication and in severe cases, may suffer either transient (amaurosis fugax) or permanent visual loss.
McCausland B, Desai D, Havard D, Kaur Y, Yener A, Bradley E, Patel HP.   +6 more
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