Granulomatous arteritis

Introduction: Granulomatous arteritis

Description of Granulomatous arteritis

Granulomatous arteritis (medical condition): Inflamed head artery causing headache....more »

See also:

Temporal arteritis:
  »Introduction: Temporal arteritis
  »Symptoms of Temporal arteritis
  »Tests for Temporal arteritis
  »Treatments for Temporal arteritis

Granulomatous arteritis: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Granulomatous arteritis:

• Granulomatous
• Granulomatous disease
• Arteritis
• SYN
• Temporal
• Temporal pain (10 causes)

Granulomatous arteritis as a Disease

Granulomatous arteritis: Another name for Temporal arteritis (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Temporal arteritis
  »Symptoms of Temporal arteritis
  »Treatments for Temporal arteritis

Granulomatous arteritis: Related Diseases

Granulomatous arteritis: Granulomatous arteritis is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Vasculitis
• Artery conditions
• Arteritis
• Blood vessel conditions
• Head Conditions
• Pain conditions
• Nervous system conditions
• Non-pathogenic inflammatory conditions
• Headache and migraine conditions
• Autoimmune conditions
• Immune system conditions

Symptoms of Granulomatous arteritis (Temporal arteritis)

Some of the symptoms of Granulomatous arteritis incude:

• Local symptoms of inflamed temporary artery:
  • Headache
  • Throbbing headache
  • Temple pain
  • Swollen temporal arteries

See full list of 49 symptoms of Granulomatous arteritis (Temporal arteritis)

Treatments for Granulomatous arteritis (Temporal arteritis)

Treatments for Granulomatous arteritis (Temporal arteritis) include:

• Corticosteroids - typically over 1 or 2 years.
• Immunosuppressants
• See also treatments for Polymyalgia rheumatica - many patients also have Polymyalgia rheumatica

Read more about treatments for Granulomatous arteritis

Treatment of Granulomatous arteritis: For more treatment information about Granulomatous arteritis, see treatment of Temporal arteritis (Granulomatous arteritis)

Granulomatous arteritis: Article Excerpts about Temporal arteritis

NINDS Vasculitis including Temporal Arteritis Information Page: NINDS (Excerpt)

Temporal arteritis (also called cranial or giant cell arteritis) is an inflammation of the temporal artery (which runs over... (Source: excerpt from NINDS Vasculitis including Temporal Arteritis Information Page: NINDS)

Questions and Answers About Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis: NIAMS (Excerpt)

Giant cell arteritis, also known as temporal arteritis and cranial arteritis, is a disorder that results in swelling of... (Source: excerpt from Questions and Answers About Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis: NIAMS)

Headache -- Hope Through Research: NINDS (Excerpt)

Arteritis, an inflammation of certain arteries in the head, primarily affects people over age 50. Symptoms include... (Source: excerpt from Headache -- Hope Through Research: NINDS)

Aging and Your Eyes -- Age Page -- Health Information: NIA (Excerpt)

Temporal arteritis causes the arteries in the temple area of the forehead to become swollen. It can begin with a severe... (Source: excerpt from Aging and Your Eyes -- Age Page -- Health Information: NIA)

Granulomatous arteritis: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Granulomatous arteritis:

• giant cell arteritis
• cranial arteritis
• vasculitis
• systemic vasculopathy
• temporal-located headaches
• ischemic optic neuritis
• headache
• cephalgia
• impaired vision
• vision loss
• jaw claudication
• sixth nerve palsy
• afferent pupillary defect

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