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Temporal arteritis, the second type of giant cell arteritis, is also a chronic, inflammatory disease involving mid- to large-sized arteries. [8] Temporal arteritis has a higher incidence in people of Scandinavian descent. [8] However, the incidence rate differs based on population, region and races. [8]
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 ]
This is a shortened version of the seventh chapter of the ICD-9: Diseases of the Circulatory System. It covers ICD codes 259 to 282. The full chapter can be found on pages 215 to 258 of Volume 1, which contains all (sub)categories of the ICD-9. Volume 2 is an alphabetical index of Volume 1.
About 40% of people globally experience what are known as "tension headaches" and about 10% suffer from migraines, the same source noted. There are more than 150 different types of headaches, ...
Retinal vasculitis is inflammation of the vascular branches of the retinal artery, caused either by primary ocular disease processes, or as a specific presentation of any systemic form of vasculitis such as Behçet's disease, sarcoidosis, multiple sclerosis, or any form of systemic necrotizing vasculitis such as temporal arteritis, polyarteritis nodosa, and granulomatosis with polyangiitis, or ...
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 ...
MeSH C10.114.875.175 – aids arteritis, central nervous system MeSH C10.114.875.350 – lupus vasculitis, central nervous system MeSH C10.114.875.700 – temporal arteritis
1.2.6 ICHD 10, ICD10 G44.882 ... Headache attributed to arteritis Headache attributed to giant cell arteritis (GCA) ... Headache unspecified. References