4A44.2
Giant cell arteritis
Arterite de células gigantes
CategoryDefinition
Arteritis, often granulomatous, usually affecting the aorta and/or its major branches, with a predilection for the branches of the carotid artery. Often involves the temporal artery. Onset usually in patients older than 50 and often associated with polymyalgia rheumatica.
Index Terms
Giant cell arteritisGCA - [giant cell arteritis]temporal arteritiscranial arteritisHorton diseaseGiant cell arteritis with polymyalgia rheumaticaGiant cell arteritis without polymyalgia rheumatica