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A systemic autoimmune disorder that typically affects medium and large ARTERIES, usually leading to occlusive granulomatous vasculitis with transmural infiltrate containing multinucleated GIANT CELLS. The TEMPORAL ARTERY is commonly involved. This disorder appears primarily in people over the age of 50. Symptoms include FEVER; FATIGUE; HEADACHE; visual impairment; pain in the jaw and tongue; and aggravation of pain by cold temperatures. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed)
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- Arteritis, Giant Cell, Horton
- Arteritis, Giant Cell, Horton's
- Giant Cell Arteritis, Horton
- Horton Disease
- Horton Giant Cell Arteritis
- Horton's Disease
- Horton's Giant Cell Arteritis
- Arteritides, Giant Cell
- Arteritis, Giant Cell
- Giant Cell Arteritides
- Hortons Disease
- Aortic Arteritis, Giant Cell
- Aortitis, Giant Cell
- Arteritis, Temporal
- Cranial Arteritis
- Giant Cell Aortic Arteritis
- Giant Cell Aortitis
- Giant Cell Aortitis, Horton's
- Juvenile Temporal Arteritis
- Temporal Arteritis
- Aortitides, Giant Cell
- Arteritides, Cranial
- Arteritides, Juvenile Temporal
- Arteritides, Temporal
- Arteritis, Cranial
- Arteritis, Juvenile Temporal
- Cranial Arteritides
- Giant Cell Aortitides
- Juvenile Temporal Arteritides
- Temporal Arteritides
- Temporal Arteritides, Juvenile
- Temporal Arteritis, Juvenile
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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2008 (1963)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Giant Cell Arteritis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013700. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013700
- Giant Cell Arteritis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_cell_arteritis
- Giant Cell Arteritis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q707816