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Giant Cell Arteritis

 Aka temporal arteritis


 A type of large vessel vasculitis
 Classically afflicts the temporal artery
 Clinical features:
o Classic: Jaw claudication, patient
>50 years old.
o Others: headache (very common),
visual loss / diplopia, scalp
tenderness, polymyalgia, weight
loss, chills, fever.

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