Patients with predominantly cranial vs isolated extracranial GCA phenotypes present with different patterns of arterial involvement on 18F-FDG PET-CT scans.

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.

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.

A recent study found that combined tocilizumab and glucocorticoid therapy for at least 6 months did not fully eliminate ...

WASHINGTON -- Giant cell arteritis (GCA) can be successfully treated ... was about 35 mg/day in prednisone equivalents. Eligibility criteria included having received steroid doses of at least ...

The microscopical appearances are those of a granulomatous or giant-cell aortitis or mesaortitis, usually found in association with a temporal or cranial arteritis, 9,10 and closely corresponding ...