Temporal arteritis: a clinical approach

J Am Geriatr Soc. 1999 Nov;47(11):1364-70. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb07442.x.

Abstract

Objective: To develop a clinical guide to the evaluation of temporal arteritis.

Design: A Medline English-language search of the literature from 1966 to 1998, including more than 300 articles about temporal arteritis, was performed to develop a guide to the evaluation of temporal arteritis.

Results: A user-friendly guide to the evaluation of temporal arteritis was developed based on the following criteria: (1) clinical suspicion, (2) laboratory testing, and (3) temporal artery biopsy.

Conclusion: A clinical guide to the evaluation of temporal arteritis may assist clinicians in the care of patients with this condition.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Age Factors
  • Aged
  • Biopsy
  • Blood Sedimentation
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Giant Cell Arteritis / blood
  • Giant Cell Arteritis / diagnosis*
  • Giant Cell Arteritis / pathology
  • Giant Cell Arteritis / physiopathology
  • Headache / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic / physiopathology
  • Sensitivity and Specificity