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Giant cell arteritis

Prevalence
Clinical features
Differential Diagnosis
Investigations
Therapy
Prognosis
Differential diagnosis

Common causes include: c
  • non-specific headache
  • infection 

Why?

Differential diagnosis of giant cell arteritis c %
(95% CI)
non-specific headache
16%
(10% to 23%)
infection
9.0%
(4.1% to 14%)
cardiac emboli or artherosclerosis
9.0%
(4.1% to 14%)
connective tissue disease
9.0%
(4.1% to 14%)
other causes
10%
(5.3% to 16%)

 

Expiry date: January 2004
Levels of Evidence used in grading these guides

Author   CM   Ball
Reviewer   M V   Kyle
CAT Writer   CM   Ball