large vessel vasculitis (large vessel arteritis)

Introduction

Includes:

• polymyalgia rheumatica
• temporal arteritis (> 50 years)
• Takayasu's arteritis (girls, young women)

Laboratory

• non-specific
  • complete blood count (CBC) - anemia
  • erythrocyte sedimentation rate elevated
  • serum C-reactive protein elevated

More general terms

• autoimmune arteritis

More specific terms

• polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR)
• Takayasu's arteritis; aortic arch syndrome; pulseless disease
• temporal arteritis; cranial arteritis; giant cell arteritis; Horton's disease

Additional terms

• medium vessel vasculitis
• small vessel vasculitis