Concept information
Immune System Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System
Vasculitis, Central Nervous System
Nervous System Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System
Vasculitis, Central Nervous System
Cardiovascular Diseases
Vascular Diseases
Cerebrovascular Disorders
Vasculitis, Central Nervous System
Preferred term
Giant Cell Arteritis
Type
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Definition
- A systemic autoimmune disorder that typically affects medium and large ARTERIES, usually leading to occlusive granulomatous vasculitis with transmural infiltrate containing multinucleated GIANT CELLS. The TEMPORAL ARTERY is commonly involved. This disorder appears primarily in people over the age of 50. Symptoms include FEVER; FATIGUE; HEADACHE; visual impairment; pain in the jaw and tongue; and aggravation of pain by cold temperatures. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed)
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Arteritis, Giant Cell, Horton
- Arteritis, Giant Cell, Horton's
- Giant Cell Arteritis, Horton
- Horton Disease
- Horton Giant Cell Arteritis
- Horton's Disease
- Horton's Giant Cell Arteritis
Allowable Qualifier(s)
- blood (Qualifier)
- cerebrospinal fluid (Qualifier)
- chemically induced (Qualifier)
- classification (Qualifier)
- complications (Qualifier)
- congenital (Qualifier)
- diagnosis (Qualifier)
- diagnostic imaging (Qualifier)
- diet therapy (Qualifier)
- drug therapy (Qualifier)
- economics (Qualifier)
- embryology (Qualifier)
- enzymology (Qualifier)
- epidemiology (Qualifier)
- ethnology (Qualifier)
- etiology (Qualifier)
- genetics (Qualifier)
- history (Qualifier)
- immunology (Qualifier)
- metabolism (Qualifier)
- microbiology (Qualifier)
- mortality (Qualifier)
- nursing (Qualifier)
- parasitology (Qualifier)
- pathology (Qualifier)
- physiopathology (Qualifier)
- prevention & control (Qualifier)
- psychology (Qualifier)
- radiotherapy (Qualifier)
- rehabilitation (Qualifier)
- surgery (Qualifier)
- therapy (Qualifier)
- urine (Qualifier)
- veterinary (Qualifier)
- virology (Qualifier)
In other languages
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French
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Artérite giganto-cellulaire de Horton
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Artérite gigantocellulaire de Horton
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Maladie d'Horton
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Maladie de Horton
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-LF6BHB42-C
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