Large-vessel vasculitis (LVV) manifests as inflammation of the aorta and its major branches
and is the most common primary vasculitis in adults. LVV comprises two distinct conditions …

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) and polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) are closely related conditions
characterized by systemic inflammation, a predominant IL-6 signature, an excellent …

GCA and PMR are conditions of older persons that frequently overlap. The traditional
concept of GCA has focused on cranial symptoms such as headache and visual …

Systemic vasculitides are multisystem blood vessel disorders, which are defined by the size
of the vessel predominantly affected, namely small, medium, or large vessels. The term …

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a granulomatous vasculitis affecting large arteries, especially the
aorta and the extracranial branches of the external carotid artery. Its exact pathogenesis is …

Background—The clinical features of newly diagnosed Japanese patients with Takayasu
arteritis and its age or sex specificities are unknown. Methods and Results—We analyzed …

We conducted a large-scale genetic analysis on giant cell arteritis (GCA), a polygenic
immune-mediated vasculitis. A case-control cohort, comprising 1,651 case subjects with …

Vasculitis is a general term for diseases that cause inflammation in the blood vessels
themselves. Table 1 shows the 2012 revised version of Chapel Hill Consensus Conference …

Immunoglobulin-A vasculitis (IgAV) is classically a childhood small-sized blood vessel
vasculitis with predominant involvement of the skin. Gastrointestinal and joint manifestations …

Introduction Giant cell arteritis (GCA) and polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) are inflammatory
rheumatic diseases common in people over the age of 50 years. Seasonal influenza …