Giant-Cell Arteritis

Editorial Notes1 May 1978Giant-Cell ArteritisL.A. HEALEY, M.D., F.A.C.P.L.A. HEALEY, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-88-5-710 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAlthough Horton described temporal arteritis in 1932, the syndrome did not get much attention until the past decade. As shown by the epidemiologic study of Huston and colleagues, reported in this journal 3 months ago (1), it is not a rare disease in elderly persons. Best known is the picture of temporal arteritis: An elderly patient has severe headache, tender thickened temporal artery, and a very rapid erythrocyte sedimentation rate. But the disease is not localized to the temporal artery. Arteriographic studies and postmortem examinations have shown that the giant-cell inflammation may involve the aorta, its branches, and any medium-...References1. HUSTONHUNDERLIEKENNEDYELVEBACK KGJRL: Temporal arteritis. A 25-year epidemiologic, clinical, and pathologic study. Ann Intern Med 88:162-167, 1978 LinkGoogle Scholar2. KLEINHUNDERSTANSONSHEPS RGAS: Large artery involvement in giant cell (temporal) arteritis. Ann Intern Med 83:806-812, 1975 LinkGoogle Scholar3. PARKERHEALEYWILSKEODLAND FLKG: Light and electron microscopic studies on human temporal arteries with special reference to alterations related to senescence, atherosclerosis and giant cell arteritis. Am J Pathol 79:57-80, 1975 MedlineGoogle Scholar4. WILKINSONRUSSELL IR: Arteries of the head and neck in giant cell arteritis. A pathological study to show the pattern of arterial involvement. Arch Neurol 27:378-391, 1972 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. HEALEYWILSKE LK: Manifestations of giant cell arteritis. Med Clin North Am 61:261-270, 1977 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. HAZLEMANMACLENNANESIRI BIM: Lymphocyte proliferation to artery antigen as a positive diagnostic test in polymyalgia rheumatica. Ann Rheum Dis 34:122-127, 1975 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: The Mason Clinic Seattle, Washington PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByGiant Cell Arteritis☆Head and neck manifestations of autoimmune diseaseFatal Neurological Complications in Temporal Arteritis: An Unusual CaseREFERENCESRealistic guidelines of corticosteroid therapy in rheumatic diseaseSOLAR AND RADIANT DAMAGE TO ELASTIC TISSUE AS A CAUSE OF INTERNAL VASCULAR DISEASE 1 May 1978Volume 88, Issue 5Page: 710-710KeywordsAortaArteriesAutopsyElderlyEpidemiologyErythrocyte sedimentation rateHeadachesInflammationTemporal arteritis Issue Published: 1 May 1978 PDF DownloadLoading ...