giant cell arteritis

arteritis /ar·ter·i·tis/ (ahr″ter-i´tis) pl. arteri´tides inflammation of an artery.

aortic arch arteritis Takayasu's a.

brachiocephalic arteritis , arteritis brachiocepha´lica Takayasu's a.

coronary arteritis inflammation of the coronary arteries.

cranial arteritis giant cell a.

giant cell arteritis a chronic vascular disease of unknown origin, usually in the carotid arterial system, occurring in the elderly; it is characterized by severe headache, fever, and proliferative inflammation, often with giant cells and granulomas. Ocular involvement may cause blindness.

rheumatic arteritis generalized inflammation of arterioles and arterial capillaries occurring in rheumatic fever.

Takayasu's arteritis pulseless disease; progressive obliteration of the brachiocephalic trunk and left subclavian and left common carotid arteries, leading to loss of pulse in arms and carotids and to ischemia of brain, eyes, face, and arms.

temporal arteritis giant cell a.

giant cell arteritis

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.

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giant cell arteritis.

See temporal arteritis.

Giant Cell Arteritis

A condition that affects people > age 50, incidence 18:100,000/yr, characterised by arterial vasculitis; it can lead to blindness and/or stroke
Diagnosis Arterial biopsy
Management High dose corticosteroids

arteritis [ahr″ter-i´tis] (pl. arteri´tides)

inflammation of an artery.

aortic arch arteritis pulseless disease.

brachiocephalic arteritis pulseless disease.

cranial arteritis temporal arteritis.

giant cell arteritis temporal arteritis.

hemolytic arteritis, microangiopathic pulseless disease.

arteritis obli´terans endarteritis obliterans.

rheumatic arteritis generalized inflammation of arterioles and arterial capillaries occurring in rheumatic fever.

Takayasu's arteritis pulseless disease.

temporal arteritis a chronic vascular disease of unknown origin, occurring in the elderly, characterized by severe headache, fever, and accumulation of giant cells in the walls of medium-sized arteries, especially the temporal arteries. Ocular involvement may cause visual impairment or blindness.

arteritis

inflammation of an artery. See also endarteritis, periarteritis nodosa.

elaeophoral arteritis

see elaeophora.

equine viral arteritis

see equine viral arteritis.

giant cell arteritis

temporal arteritis.

mycotic arteritis

usually results from extension of an infection by Mucor spp. which produce a necrotizing, thrombotic arteritis.

arteritis obliterans

endarteritis obliterans.

uremic arteritis

occurs in acute renal failure in the dog. Often accompanied by an endocarditis.

verminous arteritis

see verminous mesenteric arteritis.

arteritis, temporal

An inflammatory disease of the wall of arteries, mainly of the extracranial vessels, which occurs in people who are over 60 years of age. The condition is characterized by headache and pain in muscles and joints, such as those of the jaws, tender or non-pulsating temporal artery, and sometimes fever. A sudden loss of vision in one eye (amaurosis fugax) may occur in the first few weeks after the onset of the disease due to an occlusion of either the central retinal artery or of the short posterior ciliary arteries that supply the optic nerve. Prompt administration of systemic corticosteroids (e.g. hydrocortisone) has been found to be of great value in the management of this condition. Syn. giant cell arteritis (strictly speaking this term is usually reserved for a more generalized condition). See amaurosis fugax; ischaemic optic neuropathy; Adie's pupil.

giant cell arteritis

Cranial arteritis, Horton's disease, temporal arteritis Neurology A condition that affects > age 50, incidence 18:100,000/yr, characterized by arterial vasculitis; it can lead to blindness and/or stroke Clinical New-onset headache, scalp tenderness, jaw claudication, polymyalgia rheumatica Diagnosis Arterial Bx Management High dose corticosteroids. See Vasculitis.

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anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy
arteritis
arteritis obliterans
brachiocephalic arteritis
cilostazol
claudication
cranial arteritis
intermittent claudication
neurogenic claudication
optic neuritis
parasellar syndrome
polymyalgia rheumatica
Retinopathies
rheumatic arteritis
Takayasu's arteritis
temporal arteritis
vasculitis

Once edited, the DVD will be offered free to anyone in the North-east who is diagnosed with PMR or its closely related disease - Giant Cell Arteritis.

By patients... for patients; Support group is spreading word in ... by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)

It is known as giant cell arteritis as giant cells form on the inside wall of the blood vessel in response to the inflammation.

Will one-off drug use harm child? SON FELL ILL AFTER TAKING SPEED by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)

Often the first sign of giant cell arteritis (GCA) is pain on chewing.

Recognising your symptoms and getting help from doctors; In ... by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)