arteritis, temporal

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* 1.Also called giant cell arteritis or cranial arteritis, this is a serious disease characterized by inflammation of the walls of the blood vessels (vasculitis). The vessels affected by inflammation are the arteries (hence the name "arteritis"). The age of affected patients is usually over 50 years of age. Giant cell arteritis can lead to blindness and/or stroke. It is detected by a biopsy of an artery. It is treated with high dose cortisone

English Related Words* anterior temporal artery

* arteritis, cranial

* arteritis, giant cell

* deep temporal vein

* intermediate temporal artery

* language of temporal ordering specification

* lords temporal

* middle temporal vein

* posterior temporal artery

* superficial temporal vein

* temporal

* temporal adverb

* temporal application

* temporal arrangement

* temporal arteritis