ICD-10 code M31. 6 for Other giant cell arteritis is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue .
Overview. Giant cell arteritis is an inflammation of the lining of your arteries. Most often, it affects the arteries in your head, especially those in your temples. For this reason, giant cell arteritis is sometimes called temporal arteritis.
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a form of vasculitis—a family of rare disorders characterized by inflammation of the blood vessels, which can restrict blood flow and damage vital organs and tissues. Also called temporal arteritis, GCA typically affects the arteries in the neck and scalp, especially the temples.
RA inflames and swells joints and can cause crippling damage if left untreated. In GCA, the autoimmune disease results in inflammation of the wall of arteries, leading to headaches, jaw pain, vision problems and even blindness in severe cases.
Diagnosis. A diagnosis of giant cell arteritis is based largely on symptoms and a physical examination. The exam may reveal that the temporal artery is inflamed and tender to the touch, and that it has a reduced pulse. A temporal artery biopsy is done if the physical exam suggests GCA.
Giant cells are formed by fusion of various cells such as macrophage, epithelioid cells, monocytes, etc., These are multi-nucleated,[1] large in size, and most of the times present at the site of chronic inflammation and other granulomatous conditions.
The term “giant cell arteritis” is often used because when one looks at biopsies of inflamed temporal arteries under a microscope, one often sees large or “giant” cells.
Visual loss. Acute visual loss in one or both eyes is by far the most feared and irreversible complication of giant cell arteritis. The main blood supply compromised by giant cell arteritis is to the anterior optic nerve head via the short posterior ciliary arteries and that of the retina via the central retinal artery ...
Temporal arteritis is a form of vasculitis (inflammation of the blood vessels). In temporal arteritis, also known as giant cell arteritis or Horton's arteritis, the temporal arteries (the blood vessels near the temples), which supply blood from the heart to the scalp, are inflamed (swollen) and constricted (narrowed).
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) and Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) Polymyalgia rheumatica, which causes pain in major muscle groups, and giant cell arteritis, a disorder of inflamed arteries also called temporal arteritis, often affect people older than 50, more women than men, and more Caucasians than other ethnic groups.
Giant cell arteritis is thought to be an autoimmune disorder, where the body's defense system used against invading organisms is used instead to attack normal healthy tissues.
Other clinical mimics of GCA with abnormal biopsies include polyarteritis nodosum, GPA, eosinophilic granulomatosis, mantle cell lymphoma, skull metastasis and epithelioid haemangioma. Histopathologically the vasculitides have much in common and there is much variation even amongst patients with GCA.
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