Giant Cell Arteritis – A Series of Cases and Review of Literature

Title:Giant Cell Arteritis – A Series of Cases and Review of Literature

Volume: 9 Issue: 2

Author(s): Shiv Tej Sehra and Arathi Setty

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Keywords: Vasculitis, Giant Cell arteritis, Temporal Arteritis.

Abstract: Giant cell arteritis is the most frequently occurring primary vasculitis in European and North American adults over the age of 50 years. It usually presents with constitutional symptoms like fatigue, malaise and fevers with a temporal headache. We present a series of three interesting cases of the disease, discuss the differential diagnosis and review the literature on the same.

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Sehra Tej Shiv and Setty Arathi, Giant Cell Arteritis – A Series of Cases and Review of Literature, Current Rheumatology Reviews 2013; 9 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1573397111309020009