Kennedy, P. G.E. and Lipton, H. L. (2015) Varicella-zoster virus claims yet another painful scalp: giant cell arteritis. Neurology, 84(19), pp. 1918-1919. (doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000001459) (PMID:25724229)
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Abstract
Giant cell arteritis (GCA), characterized pathologically by inflammation in and damage to the vessel wall of the temporal arteries (TAs), is a medical emergency due to the potential for sudden blindness and several other serious neurologic complications if untreated with corticosteroids. The diagnosis is suspected in elderly individuals with a typical history, including headache, scalp tenderness, weight loss, fatigue, jaw claudication, and raised erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein.1 While the characteristic histopathologic features are often detected on TA biopsy, some patients may present with a classical history of GCA but have a negative biopsy,2 indicating either a false-negative biopsy or another etiology for the symptoms.
| Item Type: | Articles (Editorial) |
|---|---|
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Kennedy, Professor Peter |
| Authors: | Kennedy, P. G.E., and Lipton, H. L. |
| College/School: | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Infection & Immunity |
| Journal Name: | Neurology |
| Publisher: | American Academy of Neurology |
| ISSN: | 0028-3878 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1526-632X |
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