Giant cell arteritis is an inflammation of the lining of your arteries. Most often, it affects the arteries in your head, especially those in your temples. For this reason, giant cell arteritis is sometimes …

2025年1月12日 · Giant cell arteritis (GCA), previously known as temporal arteritis, is a form of vasculitis (inflammation of your blood vessels). It affects the large blood vessels in your body, …

2024年8月6日 · Giant cell arteritis, also called temporal arteritis, is a disease that causes your arteries -- blood vessels that carry oxygen from your heart to the rest of your body -- to …

2024年5月2日 · Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a chronic inflammatory vasculitis that predominantly affects large- and medium-sized arteries in individuals older than 50. This complex disorder …

2023年3月14日 · Temporal arteritis is an autoimmune condition in which the temporal arteries, which supply blood to the head and brain, become inflamed or damaged. Early medical care …

The best way to confirm a diagnosis of giant cell arteritis is by taking a small sample (biopsy) of the temporal artery. This artery is situated close to the skin just in front of your ears and …

With appropriate therapy, GCA is an eminently treatable, controllable, and often curable disease. The disease used to be called “temporal arteritis” because the temporal arteries, which course …

Giant cell arteritis (GCA), also called temporal arteritis, is an inflammatory autoimmune disease of large blood vessels. [4] [7] Symptoms may include headache, pain over the temples, flu-like …

Temporal arteritis (giant cell arteritis) is where the arteries, particularly those at the side of the head (the temples), become inflamed. It's serious and needs urgent treatment. Symptoms of …

2023年3月15日 · Giant cell arteritis is a serious disease that requires prompt medical attention since delay in diagnosis and treatment can lead to vision loss or other complications. The main …