Survival in temporal arteritis.
Ninety patients with biopsy proven temporal arteritis have been followed up from 6 months to 12 years. There appear to be two groups of patients who suffer with the disease: those that respond well to treatment and those who follow a chronic course depsite treatment. Serious late complications were not encountered in this series. A high maintenance level of  corticosteroids (greater than 10 mg daily) correlates significantly with an increased mortality rate.
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000209:etiology; D011379:Prognosis; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones