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 ...

older woman holding her head Giant cell arteritis has been vastly studied in white populations; however, its significance among other racial and ethnic groups is not as well known. Giant cell ...

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 ...

Giant Cell Arteritis: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment: By Shreoshree Chakrabarty Giant Cell Arteritis, also known as Temporal Arteritis, is an inflammatory condition affecting medium and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common form of medium- and large-vessel vasculitis. If left untreated, ...

Results of laboratory studies of thyroid function showed thyrotropin concentration < 0.01 mIU/L, free thyroxine 2.3 ng/L, and T3 uptake 41 with a free triiodothyronine value of 4.5 pg/mL: findings ...