Giant cell arteritis is a systemic vasculitis and careful ... In a 2001 meta-analysis that included 941 biopsy proven cases of GCA, 4% of those with positive biopsies had "normal" ESRs.
Giant-cell arteritis is a systemic vasculitis with limited treatment options. The efficacy and safety of upadacitinib — a ...
Based Performance of Inflammatory Markers in Giant Cell Arteritis,” published in the March 2025 issue of American Journal of ...
Giant cell arteritis, or GCA, is a condition where arteries in the head and neck become inflamed. It is called ‘giant cell’ because abnormally large cells accumulate in the artery walls.
The term giant cell arteritis (GCA) reflects the pathological feature seen on biopsy of involved vessels and is more inclusive of the variable presentations of this disease (Figure 1).