Temporal Arteritis (Giant Cell Arteritis)
Sep.29, 2009 in
Bone, Joint, and Collagen-Vascular Disorders
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Actually, temporal arteritis is a subdivision of giant cell arteritis. The disorder involves medium-sized and large arteries, including the aorta. There is a granulomatous inflammation with varying numbers of multinucleated giant cells that involves the vessel wall in a discontinuous, or “skip,” fashion and disrupts the artery internal elastic membrane. In temporal arteritis, most (but […]