A diagnosis of giant cell arteritis is based largely on symptoms and a physical examination. The exam may reveal that the temporal artery is inflamed and tender to the touch, and that it has a reduced ...

On examination, the left temporal and frontal regions were tender to palpate, with a palpable vessel noted over the left forehead. The erythrocyte sedimentation rate returned at 121 mm/hour, which ...

During this routine appointment, features of giant cell arteritis (GCA ... fever or proximal muscle pain and stiffness. Examination revealed bilateral tender, nodular and weakly pulsatile temporal ...

It has been alternatively called cranial arteritis or temporal arteritis, reflecting the most commonly affected vessels. However, this terminology minimizes the systemic nature of this vasculitis ...

Dr. Bustillo has has worked on more claims relating to Rheumatoid Arthritis, Temporal Arteritis and Seropositive Rheumatoid Arthritis than other providers in the area. At present, Dr. Bustillo has ...

All patients had baseline examination, investigations including ... Where there is difficulty obtaining prompt temporal artery biopsy, those with a definite clinical diagnosis of giant cell arteritis ...

Objectives Ultrasound of temporal and axillary arteries may reveal vessel wall inflammation in patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA ... All patients underwent bilateral ultrasound examination of ...

To develop evidence-based recommendations for the use of imaging modalities in primary large vessel vasculitis (LVV) including giant cell arteritis ... after clinical examination and imaging, ...

A sea change in the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis came with the 2016 TABUL study, which established the feasibility of vascular ultrasound for diagnosis and suggested that invasive temporal artery ...

Editor,—Giant cell arteritis (GCA) presents either as localised or systemic vasculitis and is found typically in individuals older than 50 years and is often associated with polymyalgia. GCA involves ...