Temporal arteritis laboratory findings
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hamid Qazi, MD, BSc [2]
Overview
An elevated/reduced concentration of serum/blood/urinary/CSF/other [lab test] is diagnostic of [disease name].
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Laboratory findings consistent with the diagnosis of [disease name] include [abnormal test 1], [abnormal test 2], and [abnormal test 3].
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[Test] is usually normal for patients with [disease name].
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Some patients with [disease name] may have elevated/reduced concentration of [test], which is usually suggestive of [progression/complication].
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There are no diagnostic laboratory findings associated with [disease name].
Laboratory Findings
- An elevated/reduced concentration of blood erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) is suggestive of temporal arteritis.[37,84]
- Laboratory findings consistent with the diagnosis of temporal arteritis include:
- Anemia-normochromic[82]
- Albumin level is decreased
- Liver enzymes-elevated alkaline phosphatase
- C-reactive protein-elevated
- Interleukin-6-elevated serum interleukin (IL)-6 concentrations appear to be related closely to clinical disease activity in GCA [88] and may better correlate with clinical relapse than the ESR [89]