Temporal arteritis classification

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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

Temporal artertis is classified as a large-vessel vasculitis, but typically also involves medium and small arteries, particularly the superficial temporal arteries—hence the term giant cell arteritis.

Classification

• Temporal artertis is classified as a large-vessel vasculitis, but typically also involves medium and small arteries, particularly the superficial temporal arteries—hence the term giant cell arteritis.[2]