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Giant-cell arteritis

The Journal of Emergency Medicine, 1986
Giant-cell or temporal arteritis is a generalized vasculitis that predominantly affects large- and medium-sized arteries in people over 50 years of age. The illness is commonly characterized by the initial symptoms of headache, temporal artery tenderness or pulselessness, musculoskeletal pain, fever, and fatigue.
R K, Sherard, S T, Coleridge
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Giant Cell Arteritis

Neurologic Clinics, 2010
Giant cell arteritis is a systemic vasculitis with a wide clinical spectrum, and it represents a medical emergency. Visual loss is the most feared complication, and when it happens, it tends to be profound and permanent. Prompt diagnosis and treatment are imperative to minimize potentially devastating visual loss and neurologic deficits.
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Giant cell hepatitis

The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 1968
Clinical, biochemical and histological findings in a case of giant cell hepatitis probably of viral origin are recorded.
D J, Reddy   +3 more
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Giant cell arteritis

Ophthalmology, 2002
a patient's vision. iant cell arteritis (GCA) is a polysymptomatic disease with protean manifestations, including headaches, joint pains, scalp tenderness, fever, malaise and weight loss. This case report describes a patient with jaw claudication as the initial sign of giant cell arteritis.
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Giant-Cell Arteritis

New England Journal of Medicine, 2022
Alex, Rebello, Prashant, Joshi
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Giant cell arteritis

Postgraduate Medicine, 2023
Giant cell arteritis (GCA, also known as temporal arteritis) is classified as a vasculitis of large and medium sized vessels and can involve the cranial vessels as well as the aorta and great vessels. It is a systemic rheumatic disease that virtually never occurs in adults younger than 50 years of age.
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Giant cell arteritis

The Lancet, 2014
In July 2013, a 64-year-old woman presented to her optometrist with a 4-day history of intermittent blurred vision in the left eye with a left-sided headache. The patient was unsure whether she had had jaw claudication or scalp tenderness. She had no previous ocular history except spectacles for hyperopia and presbyopia. She had been taking diclofenac,
Colm, McAlinden   +3 more
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Giant cell arteritis

Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2000
Giant cell arteritis is a medium-vessel vasculitis that affects both men and women. Because the disease commonly presents with nonspecific complaints stemming from cranial arterial insufficiency, the challenge for the physician is recognizing the diagnosis.
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Giant cell arteritis

Archives of Family Medicine, 1994
Giant cell arteritis is a form of vasculitis affecting medium- and large-size arteries, with a predilection for vessels arising from the aortic arch. The origins of giant cell arteritis are unknown. However, ethnic affinities are prominent, with the majority of cases involving white, elderly patients.
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Giant cell arteritis

Lupus, 1998
In many populations giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common form of vasculitis. Genetic markers, ethnic factors, and increasing age over 50 years appear to enhance susceptibility and an infection may trigger its onset. Recent investigations provide evidence that the vasculitic reaction is part of an immune response to an antigen residing in ...
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