A common medication already used for autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis is effective for patients with giant ...

For the diagnosis of GCA the ACR classification criteria are still used, but are less helpful for classifying GCA without temporal arteritis. Comments 3090D553-9492-4563-8681-AD288FA52ACE ...

For the diagnosis of GCA the ACR classification criteria are still used, but are less helpful for classifying GCA without temporal arteritis. Comments 3090D553-9492-4563-8681-AD288FA52ACE ...

Objective Previous studies, although inconclusive, have suggested possible associations of environmental risk factors with the development of giant cell arteritis (GCA). We aim to investigate seasonal ...

Temporal arteritis is a sight-threatening condition requiring urgent intervention. We present the case of an 81-year-old gentleman with a blind right eye who presented with persistent unilateral ...

Aim: To establish the histological and immunohistochemical parameters that are helpful in recognising temporal arteritis in patients who have been treated with steroids before biopsy, and to analyse ...

Summary. Objective: Temporal arteritis is systemic vasculitis of medium and large sized vessels.The lowest incidence rates were reported in Turkey, Japan and Israel. We aimed to investigate the ...

The temporal artery was examined in seven patients with suspect giant-cell arteritis (GCA), both in vivo and ex vivo, and the results were compared to that of histology. To adapt PAI to the human ...

Objective To identify differentially expressed genes in temporal artery biopsies (TABs) from patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA) with different histological patterns of inflammation: transmural ...

Untreated temporal arteritis can cause serious damage to the blood vessels in your body, and in some cases, it can be life threatening. Call your doctor if you notice any symptoms.

A suspected diagnosis of large-vessel vasculitis may be confirmed by imaging or histology. A temporal artery biopsy is recommended to diagnose giant cell arteritis, while imaging is necessary for ...

Keywords: giant cell arteritis (GCA), anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION), arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, color duplex ultrasonography, superficial temporal artery biopsy Citation ...