Temporal arteritis, also called giant cell arteritis, is specifically arteritis of the vessels supplying the head, eyes and optic nerves, particularly the temporal artery. It can cause obstruction of blood flow to the optic nerve which can cause vision loss. It may also progress to other parts of the body. Symptoms include headache, vision problems, sensitivity in the head and fatigue. This condition is rare in people under the age of 50. It is four times as common in women as in men. Treatment generally involves steroids to reduce the inflammation. In , remedies usually given to arteritis patient are Acon, Apis, Glon, Tub.

Arteritis may be partially caused by the fungal pathogen Candida albicans.

Read more at Wikipedia.org

• [List your site here Free!]



	Update: giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica Giant cell arteritis, or temporal arteritis, is an inflammatory disorder of large and medium-sized arteries affected with granulomatous lesions containing ... From American Family Physician, 4/1/04 by Richard Sadovsky

	Polymyalgia rheumatica and temporal arteritis: evidence and guidelines for diagnosis and management in older people - Author Abstract Polymyalgia rheumatica and temporal arteritis commonly present for the first time in older people. Guidelines for diagnosis, investigation and management ... From Age and Ageing, 7/1/03 by Richard Frearson

	Temporal arteritis The term temporal arteritis literally means "inflammation of the temporal arteries."As implied by the name, these blood vessels run along the temples after ... From Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 4/6/01 by Richard H. Lampert

	Inflammatory disease in older adults: cranial arteritis Cranial arteritis (CA), also called giant cell arteritis or temporal arteritis, is a vasculitis primarily affecting adults over age 50. It is a large ... From Geriatrics, 12/1/04 by Robert Spiera

	Atypical manifestations of temporal arteritis - Tips from Other Journals The most common systemic vasculitis in adults is temporal arteritis. Its classic manifestations--headache, polymyalgia rheumatica, jaw claudication, ... From American Family Physician, 11/1/02 by Grace Brooke Huffman

	Giant cell arteritis presenting with annuloaortic ectasia - selected reports Four cases of giant cell arteritis causing severe aortic regurgitation secondary to an aneurysm of the ascending aorta are described. In two cases, the nature of the aortic pathology could be suspe From CHEST, 4/1/02 by Gabriella Nesi

	A case of sudden cardiac death due to isolated eosinophilic coronary arteritis Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is a very rare event and occurs most often in young women following childbirth. It is also known as a rare focal ... From CHEST, 8/1/05 by Philipp M. Lepper

	Phase II trial using infliximab in subjects with giant cell arteritis This study is currently recruiting patients. Sponsored by Centocor Cleveland Clinic Foundation Hospital and International Network for the Study of Systemic ... From Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 3/1/05

Home

Contact

Resources

Exchange Links

ebay