Reducing glucocorticoid use in the treatment of giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica — due to the steroid’s host ...

Patients presenting with isolated extracranial manifestations of giant cell arteritis represent a distinct phenotype that is associated with younger age at diagnosis and more frequent polymyalgia ...

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common form of vasculitis in the older adult population. There are variable clinical presentations of this entity and no perfect diagnostic test, often ...

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.

Both polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and giant cell arteritis (GCA) present with a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations and almost exclusively occur in the population aged over 50 years.

Age and hypertension are associated with increased risks for cranial ischemic complications in GCA, while anticoagulant therapy may offer protective benefits.