Patients from lower socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds are more likely to undergo temporal artery biopsy (TAB) but are not at increased risk for biopsy-confirmed giant cell arteritis (GCA), ...

Dr. Kimberly Trotter distilled four high-impact disease clusters—gout, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus ...

If GCA is suspected, I collaborate with our vascular surgeons to arrange for a temporal artery biopsy, ideally a three centimeter segment to account for skip lesions, which are classic in GCA, which ...

A common medication already used for autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis is effective for patients with giant cell arteritis, according to findings from a team at the Perelman School ...

5. Positive temporal artery biopsy Biopsy specimen with the artery showing vasculitis characterized by prominence of mononuclear cell infiltration or granulocyte inflammation, often with ...

PMR is also associated with GCA in 10–20% of cases. An acute-phase response and elevated ESR values can occur in other settings such as neoplasia, rheumatoid arthritis and infection.