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Descriptor
English
:
Giant Cell Arteritis
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Arteritis de Células Gigantes
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Arterite de Células Gigantes
Synonyms
English
:
Arteritis, Temporal
Aortic Arteritis, Giant Cell
Aortitis, Giant Cell
Cranial Arteritis
Horton Disease
Horton Giant Cell Arteritis
Juvenile Temporal Arteritis
Temporal Arteritis
Tree Number:
C10.114.875.700
C10.228.140.300.850.500
C14.907.184.438
C14.907.253.946.700
C14.907.940.090.530
C14.907.940.907.700
C17.800.862.252
C20.111.258.962.800
Definition
English
:
A systemic autoimmune disorder that typically affects medium and large
ARTERIES
, usually leading to occlusive granulomatous
vasculitis
with transmural infiltrate containing multinucleated
GIANT CELLS
. The TEMPORAL ARTERY is commonly involved. This disorder appears primarily in people over the age of 50.
Symptoms
include
FEVER
;
FATIGUE
;
HEADACHE
; visual impairment;
pain
in the
jaw
and
tongue
; and
aggravation
of
pain
by
cold
temperatures. (From Adams et al., Principles of
Neurology
, 6th ed)
See Related
English
:
Polymyalgia Rheumatica
History Note
English
:
2008 (1963)
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
blood
cerebrospinal fluid
chemically induced
classification
congenital
complications
diet therapy
diagnosis
drug therapy
economics
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embryology
enzymology
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etiology
genetics
history
immunology
metabolism
microbiology
mortality
nursing
pathology
prevention & control
physiopathology
parasitology
psychology
radiography
rehabilitation
radionuclide imaging
radiotherapy
surgery
therapy
urine
ultrasonography
veterinary
virology
Record Number:
14078
Unique Identifier:
D013700
Occurrence in VHL
:
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