giant-cell arteritis


Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Medical, Wikipedia.

giant-cell arteritis

[′jī·ənt ‚sel ‚ärd·ə′rīd·əs]
(medicine)
Inflammation of the arteries, particularly the carotid branches, characterized by the appearance of multinucleate giant cells in the exudate. Also known as temporal arteritis.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
Mentioned in ?
References in periodicals archive ?
Dentali, "Tongue necrosis in giant-cell arteritis," QJM, vol.
Tongue Necrosis Secondary to Giant Cell Arteritis: A Case Report and Literature Review
Combined treatment of giant-cell arteritis with methotrexate and prednisone.
Polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis: a case report and review of literature/ Polimiyaljia romatika ve dev hucreli arterit: bir olgu sunumu ve literatur ozeti
Combined treatment of giant-cell arteritis with methotrexate and prednisone, a randomized, double blinded, placebo-controlled trial.
Are DMARDs effective for rheumatologic diseases besides rheumatoid arthritis?

Encyclopedia browser ?
Full browser ?