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Giant cell arteritis

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giant cell arteritis
n.
See temporal arteritis.
Giant cell arteritis
Also called temporal arteritis. A condition which causes the inflammation of temporal arteries. It can cause blindness when the inflammation effects the ophthalmic artery.
Mentioned in: Polymyalgia Rheumatica
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6/million (with the exclusion of giant cell arteritis and cutaneous vasculitis) (Watts and Scott 1997).
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Giant cell arteritis was diagnosed in the absence of a confirming biopsy, and the patient received 60 mg prednisone daily.
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