title: Giant cell arteritis and its variants.
abstract: In addition to cranial arteritis, the three other variants of giant cell arteritis may also lead to neurological symptoms: polymyalgia rheumatica, occult giant cell arteritis, and inflammatory aortic arch syndrome of elderly persons. This survey discusses the nosological, clinical, diagnostic, and therapeutic aspects of giant cell arteritis and its subgroups on the basis of experience with over 100 cases.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001015:Aortic Arch Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D001158:Arteries / Q000473:pathology; D002539:Cerebral Arterial Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D011111:Polymyalgia Rheumatica / Q000175:diagnosis; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D011241:Prednisone