8 июл. 2021 г. · Recommendation: For patients with suspected GCA, we conditionally recommend an initial unilateral temporal artery biopsy over bilateral biopsies ...

Diagnosis is based on clinical presentation, pathologic abnormalities on temporal artery biopsy, and/or evidence of large vessel involvement on vascular imaging.

Unlike the 1990 ACR criteria, an age of ≥50 years at diagnosis is a mandatory requirement to classify GCA in the 2022 ACR/EULAR criteria. This age threshold ...

1 авг. 2024 г. · All the guidelines agree that a diagnosis of GCA should be confirmed either by temporal artery ultrasound (US) or temporal artery biopsy.

23 янв. 2020 г. · Patients with suspected GCA should be evaluated by a clinician with appropriate specialist expertise, usually a rheumatologist. Patients ... Introduction · Rigour of development · General principles

23 янв. 2020 г. · 1. Strong recommendation: Patients with suspected GCA should have a confirmatory diagnostic test. This could be either a temporal artery biopsy ... Introduction · General principles · Diagnostic tests for GCA

8 июл. 2021 г. · Recommendations for GCA include support for the use of glucocorticoid-sparing immunosuppressive agents and the use of imaging to identify large ...

Temporal artery biopsy is deemed the gold standard for diagnosis, however 15% or more patients with GCA are reported to have a negative biopsy result despite ...

When to suspect giant cell arteritis · Evaluation · - Laboratory testing · - Assessment of the temporal artery · Temporal artery biopsy · - Temporal artery ...

The purpose of this concise guidance is to draw attention to the full guidelines to encourage the prompt diagnosis and urgent management of GCA.