Giant Cell Arteritis: Vasculitic Disorders: Merck Manual Home Edition
Giant cell (temporal) arteritis is chronic inflammation of large arteries of ... Typically affected are the temporal arteries, which run through the temples ...
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Temporal arteritis
Temporal arteritis is inflammation and damage to blood vessels that supply the head area, particularly the large or medium arteries that branch from the ...
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Giant Cell Arteritis: Vasculitis: Merck Manual Professional
Diagnosis is clinical and confirmed by temporal artery biopsy. ... Temporal arteries can become prominent. A temporal artery that rolls under the examiner's
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Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Temporal Arteritis - August 15, 2000 ...
15 Aug 2000 ... Polymyalgia rheumatica and temporal arteritis are closely related inflammatory conditions that affect different cellular targets in ...
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Temporal Arteritis and Polymyalgia Rheumatica, THE MERCK MANUAL OF ...
People rarely die of temporal arteritis or polymyalgia rheumatica. ... See the figure Arteries Commonly Affected by Temporal Arteritis. ...
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Colour duplex sonography of temporal arteries before decision for ...
Apart from the halo sign, stenoses and occlusions of the temporal arteries, frequently detected in acute disease, were recognized by Schimdt and co-authors
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Takayasu's Arteritis: Vasculitis: Merck Manual Professional
Takayasu's arteritis is an inflammatory disease affecting the aorta, its branches, and pulmonary arteries. It occurs predominantly in young women. ...
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Immunological and histological study of temporal arteries.
Sixty-four temporal arteries were studied. 36 were from patients with clinically active temporal arteritis or polymyalgia rheumatica; 22 showed histological ...
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THE MERCK MANUAL OF GERIATRICS, Ch. 53, Vasculitic Syndromes
Giant cell (temporal) arteritis: A chronic inflammatory process involving the extracranial arteries. Polymyalgia rheumatica: A syndrome characterized by ...
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Temporal Arteritis Presenting with Gastrointestinal Symptoms in a ...
Giant cell arteritis, also known as temporal arteritis, is a vasculitis of unknown etiology that classically involves the wall of the large to medium size.
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