Giant cell arteritis involving the facial artery

A. A. Achkar; J. T. Lie; S. E. Gabriel; G. G. Hunder

Giant cell arteritis involving the facial artery

A. A. Achkar, J. T. Lie, S. E. Gabriel, G. G. Hunder

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Abstract

Jaw claudication in giant cell (temporal) arteritis (GCA) is believed to be due to vasculitic obstruction or stenosis of the arteries supplying the muscles of mastication, notably the facial and internal maxillary arteries and their branches. However, histologic documentation of this is rarely available because GCA is usually diagnosed by temporal artery biopsies. We describe a patient with jaw claudication and other clinical features of GCA in whom a facial artery biopsy confirmed involvement by GCA.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	360-362
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Rheumatology
Volume	22
Issue number	2
State	Published - Jan 1 1995

Keywords

Facial artery
Giant cell arteritis
Jaw claudication

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Rheumatology
Immunology and Allergy
Immunology

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