5. Positive temporal artery biopsy Biopsy specimen with the artery showing vasculitis characterized by prominence of mononuclear cell infiltration or granulocyte inflammation, often with ...

Autoimmune diseases happen when the body's natural defense mechanisms attack normal healthy cells. Polymyalgia rheumatica--or PMR-- is a rare autoimmune disease most often found in older women of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN DIEGO — Diagnosing giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica can “fascinate” and cause “trepidation” ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - Giant cell arteritis, also known as temporal arteritis, is a less common condition where people get inflammation of the arteries that go to the head and neck. Symptoms include, head ...

Recent advances in the study of inflammatory vasculitides have underscored the complexity of both giant cell arteritis (GCA) and Takayasu arteritis (TAK). Research has increasingly revealed the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The field of rheumatology is constantly in flux. As I look back over my career, I see periods of calm within ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved AbbVie Inc.’s (NYSE:ABBV) Rinvoq (upadacitinib), 15 mg, once daily, for giant cell arteritis (GCA). GCA is an inflammation of blood vessels, ...

Out of 165 older patients in whom GCA was strongly suspected, 73 (44%) had the telltale "halo" sign on temporal artery ultrasound; and of those, the GCA diagnosis was unchanged when re-examined 2 ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I was recently diagnosed with polymyalgia rheumatica after weeks of intense muscle pain. I’m a 67-year-old female in otherwise good health. My doctor prescribed prednisone, which ...

Patients with GCA receiving combination IVMP/MTX with lower-dose prednisone had lower cumulative GC doses and fewer related side effects vs SOC.