Causes of Giant Cell Arteritis (Temporal Arteritis):Giant Cell Arteritis is an autoimmune disorder where the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy blood vessels, leading to inflammation. While the ...

Results of a new study fuel the theory that the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), a herpesvirus linked to chickenpox in children and shingles (herpes zoster) in adults, also causes giant cell arteritis ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - Giant cell arteritis, also known as temporal arteritis, is a less common condition where people get inflammation of the arteries that go to the head and neck. Symptoms include, head ...

While not used to guide treatment, ESR and CRP typically normalize within two to four weeks after initiating therapy. 2,4 Minor increases in ESR can occur during the prednisone taper, but this does ...

A new point-of-care prediction tool that uses clinical and ultrasonography findings has good accuracy for identifying giant cell arteritis among patients seen in fast-track clinics. Investigators ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Binocular diplopia was not an exceptional feature at GCA diagnosis. Diplopia resolution tends to be faster in ...

Less than a year ago, AbbVie's star immunology drug Rinvoq picked up its seventh FDA approval when the agency endorsed it in Crohn's disease. After a new positive pivotal trial, the drug could be ...