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  2. Giant cell arteritis - Wikipedia

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    Giant cell arteritis (GCA), also called temporal arteritis, is an inflammatory autoimmune disease of large blood vessels. [ 4 ] [ 7 ] Symptoms may include headache , pain over the temples, flu-like symptoms , double vision , and difficulty opening the mouth. [ 3 ]

  3. Arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy - Wikipedia

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    Sudden visual loss is the most common symptom in AAION, [1] and is most often accompanied by other symptoms of temporal arteritis: such as jaw claudication, scalp tenderness, unintentional weight loss, fatigue, myalgias and loss of appetite. [1] A related disease called polymyalgia rheumatica has a 15 percent incidence of giant cell arteritis.

  4. Arteritis - Wikipedia

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    Diagnosis of arteritis is based on unusual medical symptoms. [4] Similar symptoms may be caused by a number of other conditions, such as Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and Marfan syndrome (both heritable disorders of connective tissue), tuberculosis, syphilis, spondyloarthropathies, Cogans' syndrome, Buerger's, Behcet's, and Kawasaki disease. [4]

  5. Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy - Wikipedia

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    This form of ischemic optic neuropathy is generally categorized as two types: arteritic AION (or AAION), in which the loss of vision is the result of an inflammatory disease of arteries in the head called temporal arteritis, and non-arteritic AION (abbreviated as NAION, NAAION, [1] or sometimes simply as AION), which is due to non-inflammatory ...

  6. Polymyalgia rheumatica - Wikipedia

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    About 15% of people who are diagnosed with polymyalgia rheumatica also have temporal arteritis, and about 50% of people with temporal arteritis have polymyalgia rheumatica. Some symptoms of temporal arteritis include headaches , scalp tenderness, jaw or facial soreness, distorted vision , or aching in the limbs caused by decreased blood flow ...

  7. Systemic vasculitis - Wikipedia

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    Giant cell arteritis (GCA) often exhibits a wide range of symptoms in its early stages, all of which are related to the localized consequences of systemic and vascular inflammation. The symptoms of GCA include jaw claudication, headaches, and tenderness in the scalp. The most common symptom is headache, which is restricted to the temporal ...

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  9. Amaurosis fugax - Wikipedia

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    Commonly, amaurosis fugax caused by giant cell arteritis may be associated with jaw claudication and headache. However, it is also not uncommon for these patients to have no other symptoms. [18] One comprehensive review found a two to nineteen percent incidence of amaurosis fugax among these patients. [19] Systemic lupus erythematosus [20] [21]

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