Catalog
Giant cell arteritis
Link to WHO Definition
Giant cell arteritis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1929970386
Arteritis, often granulomatous, usually affecting the aorta and/or its major branches, with a predilection for the branches of the carotid artery. Often involves the temporal artery. Onset usually in patients older than 50 and often associated with polymyalgia rheumatica.