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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
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
14078
Unique Identifier:
D013700
Occurrence in VHL
:
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