Giant cell arteritis
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giant-cell-arteritis-180-12424675
title:
Giant cell arteritis
text:
Giant cell arteritis (GCA), also called temporal arteritis, is an inflammatory autoimmune disease of large blood vessels. Symptoms may include headache, pain over the temples, flu-like symptoms, double vision, and difficulty opening the mouth. Complications can include blockage of the artery to the eye with resulting blindness, as well as aortic dissection, and aortic aneurysm. GCA is frequently associated with polymyalgia rheumatica. It can be confirmed by biopsy of the temporal artery in about
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Medical condition
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_cell_arteritis
date created:
2002-02-25T15:51:15Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T18:55:12Z
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