The most specific finding is tender or thickened temporal arteries with decreased ... or rarely over the orbits. Giant cell arteritis is a systemic vasculitis and careful attention should be ...

Also known as temporal arteritis, GCA causes inflammation of the temporal and other cranial arteries, the aorta and additional large and medium arteries. The disease typically affects people aged over ...

AbbVie’s Rinvoq (upadacitinib) has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat adults with giant cell arteritis (GCA), or temporal arteritis, an autoimmune disease of medium ...

Numerous studies, including a meta-analysis, have been published on the use of temporal-artery ultrasonography for the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis. Duplex ultrasonography is a sensitive ...

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 ...