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==Giant cell arteritis== | ==Giant cell arteritis== | ||
*[[AKA]] ''temporal arteritis''. | |||
===General=== | ===General=== | ||
* | *Classically afflicts the ''temporal artery''. | ||
Clinical features: | |||
*Classic finding: jaw claudication, in a patient older than 50 years. | *Classic finding: jaw claudication, in a patient older than 50 years. | ||
*Other findings: headache, vision loss or diplopia, scalp tenderness, polymyalgia, weight loss, chills, fever. | *Other findings: headache, vision loss or diplopia, scalp tenderness, polymyalgia, weight loss, chills, fever. | ||
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===Microscopic=== | ===Microscopic=== | ||
Features: | Features: | ||
* | *Artery with intramural inflammatory cells. | ||
**Classically [[granuloma|granulomatous inflammation]]. | |||
***Granulomas not required for the diagnosis! | |||
*Destruction of arterial wall, e.g. fibrinoid necrosis (pink anucleate arterial wall). | |||
Image(s): | Image(s): | ||