giant cell arteritis
Cranial vessel vasculitis
Giant cell arteritis is inflammation of the arteries, typically those in the head and temples, occurring mainly in people over fifty.
Also called temporal arteritis.
Symptoms include severe headaches, scalp tenderness, jaw pain when chewing, and vision problems that can lead to blindness if untreated.
The condition is named for the abnormally large cells found in the inflamed artery walls.
- temporalRelating to chronology
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- headacheCranial pain
- blindnessAbsence of vision
- jawBone holding teeth
loss of sight · claudication · vision loss · scalp · tenderness · biopsy · prednisone · vision · stroke · elderly · throbbing · polymyalgia · steroids · pulse · temple · autoimmune · swollen · fever
- rheumatic diseasesrheumatoid arthritis, lupus, scleroderma, polymyositis, gout
- Vascular DisordersPAD, deep vein thrombosis, DVT, thrombosis, embolism
- vasculitisvasculitis, arteritis
- Neuro-ophthalmologyoptic nerve, diplopia, double vision, nystagmus, hemianopia
- Granulomas