Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common form of vasculitis in the older adult population. There are variable clinical presentations of this entity and no perfect diagnostic test, often making ...

An international, multicenter phase II clinical trial is evaluating the efficacy and safety of mavrilimumab co-administered with a 26-week corticosteroid taper in patients with giant cell arteritis ...

There are many types of vasculitis. Each type involves inflamed blood vessels. However, most types differ in whom they affect and the organs that are involved. The types of vasculitis often are ...

Arteritis affecting the temporal arteries may be the initial presentation of a widespread systemic vasculitis affecting multiple organ systems and requiring immunosuppressants other than ...

Temporal artery biopsy has been the standard for diagnosing giant cell arteritis (GCA), but vascular ultrasound, a procedure that's less invasive, less time-intensive, less expensive, and more ...

Pain is a big part of living with giant cell arteritis (GCA), a type of vasculitis affecting the temporal, cranial, and other carotid system arteries. You’ll often feel pain in your head, scalp, jaw, ...

Share on Facebook. Opens in a new tab or window Share on X. Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window The incidence of the vasculitis known as giant cell arteritis ...

A large vessel essentially refers to the aorta and its largest branches that are directed to the head and neck and the extremities. The hallmark of pathology associated with large vessel vasculitides ...

Learn about polymyalgia rheumatica, temporal arteritis, their symptoms, causes, and treatment options to manage pain, ...

Background A 50-year-old man with a history of hyperlipidemia and hypertension presented to an emergency department after 10 days of fevers (temperature 40 °C), headache, malaise, myalgia, poor ...

Primary central nervous system (CNS) vasculitis is a rare, frequently misdiagnosed condition that affects the brain and spinal cord and is characterized by a variety of neurologic symptoms at ...