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#TemporalArteritis
Compare 1 o’clock to 8 o’clock.
At 8, intima, media and adventitia show chronic (granulomatous) inflammation. 1 o’clock is normal.
On EVG, internal elastic lamina in same location is destroyed.
Rx. Steroids.
#neat
#pathology
🚨 #TrapOfTheDay
Elderly + temporal headache + jaw claudication
Most students think: ❌ #Migraine
Correct answer: ✅ #TemporalArteritis (#GiantCellArteritis)
📌 Why important?
Risk of sudden irreversible vision loss (ischemic optic neuropathy)
📌 Key clues:
• Age >50 years
• Temporal headache
• Jaw claudication (pain while chewing)
• Tender temporal artery
• Visual symptoms (blurred vision/diplopia)
🧪 Investigation clue:
#ESR ↑↑ (markedly elevated)
💊 Management pearl:
Start steroids immediately - don’t wait for biopsy
⚠️ MCQ Trap:
Headache ≠ always migraine
In elderly → think GCA first
✅ Exam Pearl:
Elderly + jaw claudication → Temporal arteritis → Check ESR → Start steroids
👍 = Clear
🔥 = Important catch
#Medicine #NEETPG #INICET #MedEd #Revision @docakx
@IhabFathiSulima
🧑⚕️Diagnosis: Giant Cell Arteritis (Temporal Arteritis)
🛡️The image shows the classic “Halo Sign” on Doppler ultrasound — a dark, hypoechoic, non-compressible ring around the temporal artery.
#TemporalArteritis #HaloSign #Rheumatology #Vasculitis #KrimeeraPharma
64 yr old male with new onset headache and joint pains
ESR is 110
Cardinal sign on Ultrasound.
Diagnosis ❓️
@markmatzamd teaches techniques, pearls, and pitfalls on #Ultrasound in #GCA
#GiantCellArteritis #TemporalArteritis #LVV #FastTrackClinic
#USSONAR24msk
Increased thickness of the vertebral canal as a sign of #giantcellarteritis #temporalarteritis
Thickness matters!
Increased vertebral canal diameter measured by ultrasonography as a sign of vasculitis in patients with giant cell arteritis https://t.co/UL9LoeZNje
Happy to share our study on diagnoses associated with #TemporalArteritis just published in European Journal of Internal Medicine @EJIM_journal . Congrats to Fabien Pontille for this work !
https://t.co/NtN5eAukji
Know em’!
#TemporalArteritis #GiantCellArteritis … commonly presents as #Headache and local tenderness …
Delays to diagnosis may lead to …
LOSS
OF
VISION 👀❌
#Haemodynamics
https://t.co/nEu5i4DBaO
facial arteries
Giant cell arteritis pearls by Dr. Sarah Chung: Jaw clarification is the most specific symptom for GCA @ACPinternists #BJHM #GCA #Temporalarteritis #IM2022 #Medtwitter 👇🏽
#ClinicalPearl Temporal artery ultrasound may not be the gold standard for dx if #GCA #temporalarteritis. It is operator pendent and may have esp false +’s with halo sign that can occur in atherosclerosis. Whereas bx often has false negative due to skip lesions or on Rx already
Diagnostic accuracy of temporal artery ultrasound & temporal artery biopsy in GCA: A single center Australian experience over 10 years https://t.co/57l2TnOA30 Unfortunately US is operator dependent & access to Tocilizumab if needed down the line means a positive biopsy or PET.
Diagnosis and management of giant cell arteritis: A major review. From our 2021 special issue on 'The Eye and Systemic Disease' #giantcellarteritis #temporalarteritis
https://t.co/jbC3gObqXN
تحذير!
أي صداع جديد يظهر بعد الخمسين من العمر، بغض النظر عن وصفه ومكانه وشدته، يحتاج لفحوصات طارئة لاستبعاد الأسباب الخبيثة للصداع. من ضمنها التهاب الأوعية الدموية في الوجه، وأحدها يغذي شبكية العين بالدم، وتأخير العلاج قد يؤدي لفقد النظر، في العينين. انتبه!
#TemporalArteritis
#POCUS in the confirmation of #temporalarteritis #autoimmunediseases #TikTok
Any new onset headache +/- visual symptoms, jaw claudication…
Axillary or Temporal artey - Halo sign (non-compressible hypoechoic wall thickening)
Sn 87%
Sp 96%
Reversible!
https://t.co/wttWLC0RK4
#Vision loss among the older is a significant medical care issue. Around one individual in three has some type of vision-decreasing eye sickness by age of 65.
#Presbyopia #KeratoconjunctivitisSicca #Glaucoma #AgeRelatedMacularDegeneration #TemporalArteritis
#OptometryMeet2021
Does this patient have #TemporalArteritis? 1/2
Some great clues can be found in solving the dx
- Jaw claudication + LR, 4.2;
- Diplopia + LR, 3.4
- The absence of any temporal artery abnormality - LR 0.5.
https://t.co/6ul6hpNp6D
Have you ever heard of #GiantCellArteritis (otherwise known as #TemporalArteritis)?
If GCA is left untreated, it can become very serious, potentially causing strokes or blindness. Increasing awareness is vital.
Our Suzanne Atter blogs about it here:
https://t.co/U1eHXPfoTS
“#TemporalArteritis that stole [my father's #vision]. Living w #lowvision is really challenging. Thankfully today, technology is helping many people be able to function, and enjoy their hobbies": https://t.co/3JvMUE4Awz @KathyForsyth4 #LowVisionAwarenessMonth #eyesight #prompts
#GiantCellArteritis - Accuracy of H&P and Labs
@spoonfedEM
https://t.co/6Y2NwOWkIp
#TemporalArteritis #VascularImaging #TemporalArteryBx
@physiojack @PalingClaire @ENTERSHIKARI @KeyClinSkills @JackAChew @TPMPodcast @profbdasgupta @MRheumy @AndrewVCuff @RogerKerry1 @physiokatiek @APPN_physio Thanks for the mention Jack, I’ve reciprocated in tonight’s ‘Fireside CPD Sessions’ on getting to know the cranial nerves from a #ClinicalReasoning perspective.
Due out this evening at 20:00 👀
#GCA #TemporalArteritis #CranialNerves #ClinicalReasoning
Rare but there ... know it. ✅
#Headache #ScalpTenderness #TemporalArteritis #vascular #haemodynamics #Physio #PhysicalTherapy
NEW BLOG: Giant Cell Arteritis
Rare but important! Vascular system involvement and a medical emergency.
Legend of the blog this week is @PalingClaire
Music from @ENTERSHIKARI
https://t.co/3ixqX80fOf
Interesting article on #temporalarteritis summarised in an audio file by A/Prof Ian Francis OAM and team: https://t.co/l9koQdOqeZ. The full #ClinExpOptom paper can be found here: https://t.co/55DljM0Pbr @OptometryAus
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