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Temporal arteritis (medical condition): Inflamed head artery causing headache....more »
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Temporal arteritis: [MIM*187360] a subacute, granulomatous arteritis involving the external carotid arteries, especially the temporal artery; occurs in old people and may be manifested by constitutional symptoms, particularly severe headache, and sometimes sudden unilateral blindness. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate is always elevated. Shares many of the symptoms of polymyalgia rheumatica. SYN: cranial arteritis, extracranial arteritis, giant cell arteritis, granulomatous arteritis, Horton arteritis.
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Temporal arteritis: inflammation of the temporal arteries; characterized by headaches and difficulty chewing and (sometimes) visual impairment.
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Temporal arteritis: subacute, granulomatous arteritis involving the external carotid arteries, especially the temporal artery; occurs in elderly persons and may be manifested by constitutional symptoms, particularly severe headache, and sometimes sudden unilateral blindness; shares many of the symptoms of polymyalgia rheumatica.
Source: Diseases Database
Temporal arteritis: subacute, granulomatous arteritis involving the external carotid arteries, especially the temporal artery; occurs in elderly persons and may be manifested by constitutional symptoms, particularly severe headache, and sometimes sudden unilateral blindness; shares many of the symptoms of polymyalgia rheumatica.
Source: CRISP
Temporal arteritis: A systemic autoimmune vasculitis occurring primarily in people over the age of 50. Pathologic features include a necrotizing panarteritis including granulomas and giant cells. There is a predilection for involvement of central nervous system blood vessels and the most frequent neurologic complication is an OPTIC NEUROPATHY, ISCHEMIC. Large blood vessels may become involved, including the aorta. Clinical manifestations may include myalgias, weight loss, headache, visual loss, necrosis of the skin or tongue, and chest discomfort. Superficial scalp arteries may become tender and enlarged. A related condition, juvenile temporal arteritis, tends to occur in the first or second decade of life. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p856).
Source: MeSH 2007
These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Temporal arteritis:
Temporal arteritis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Temporal arteritis, or a subtype of Temporal arteritis,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Temporal arteritis as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
Temporal arteritis (medical condition): See Temporal arteritis (disease information).
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»Treatments for Temporal arteritis
Temporal arteritis: Temporal arteritis is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:
Temporal arteritis (also called cranial or giant cell arteritis) is an inflammation of the temporal artery (which runs over the... (Source: excerpt from NINDS Vasculitis including Temporal Arteritis Information Page: NINDS)
Arteritis, an inflammation of certain arteries in the head, primarily affects people over age 50. Symptoms ... (Source: excerpt from Headache -- Hope Through Research: NINDS)
Temporal arteritis causes the arteries in the temple area of the forehead to become swollen. It can begin with a severe headache,... (Source: excerpt from Aging and Your Eyes -- Age Page -- Health Information: NIA)
Temporal arteritis (also called cranial or giant cell arteritis) is an inflammation of the temporal artery ... (Source: excerpt from NINDS Vasculitis including Temporal Arteritis Information Page: NINDS)
Giant cell arteritis, also known as temporal arteritis and cranial arteritis, is a disorder that results in swelling of arteries in ... (Source: excerpt from Questions and Answers About Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis: NIAMS)
Arteritis, an inflammation of certain arteries in the head, primarily affects people over age 50. Symptoms ... (Source: excerpt from Headache -- Hope Through Research: NINDS)
Temporal arteritis causes the arteries in the temple area of the forehead to become... (Source: excerpt from Aging and Your Eyes -- Age Page -- Health Information: NIA)
These medical disease topics may be related to Temporal arteritis:
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Source - WordNet 2.1
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The following list attempts to classify Temporal arteritis into categories where each line is subset of the next.
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