Patients with predominantly cranial vs isolated extracranial GCA phenotypes present with different patterns of arterial involvement on 18F-FDG PET-CT scans.

Fortunately, bilateral subclavian artery disease is an infrequent finding, and when it occurs, it can represent either atherosclerosis or underlying arteritis (i.e., Takayasus arteritis).

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) with neuro-ophthalmic complications requires ... Histopathological evidence, usually by temporal artery biopsy, is the definitive investigation.2 However, patients are still ...

Translational research has implicated granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) in the pathogenesis of giant cell arteritis, with studies showing upregulation of the GM-CSF and ...

The diagnosis of temporal arteritis was confirmed histologically (figure 1). On methylprednisolone treatment 100 mg per day he became asymptomatic within 2 weeks, apart from minor residual jaw ...

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a chronic systemic vasculitis affecting ... bitemporal headache and blurring of vision. Temporal artery biopsy confirmed GCA. PET-CT scan revealed LVV in the right ...

1 Clinical Investigation Centre Biotherapy INSERM CIC-1431, University Hospital of Besançon, Besançon, France 2 Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire INCREASE, University Hospital of Besançon, Besançon, ...

Figure. Three-dimensional computed tomographic findings of an active phase of Takayasu arteritis (21 years, female). Three-dimensional computed tomographic findings include multiple stenotic lesions ...

High dose glucocorticoid therapy (40–60 mg/day prednisone-equivalent) should be initiated immediately for induction of remission in active giant cell arteritis (GCA) or Takayasu arteritis (TAK). We ...

aSection of Musculoskeletal Disease, NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Chapel Allerton Hospital, ...