A serious disease characterized by inflammation of the walls of the blood vessels (vasculitis). The vessels affected are the arteries (hence the name "arteritis"). The age of affected patients is usually over 50 years of age. Cranial arteritis is also known as temporal arteritis and as giant cell arteritis. It can lead to blindnes [..]

A chronic vascular disease, most often involving the carotid artery system, that can lead to blindness and/or stroke, Giant cell arteritis (also called temporal arteritis) is detected by a biopsy of an artery, and is treated with high dose steroids.

See: Takayasu disease.

Also called giant cell arteritis or cranial arteritis, this is a serious disease characterized by inflammation of the walls of the blood vessels (vasculitis). The vessels affected by inflammation are the arteries (hence the name "arteritis"). The age of affected patients is usually over 50 years of age. Giant cell arteritis can lead to bl [..]

inflammation of one or more arteries. A common form is temporal (or giant cell) arthritis, a chronic disease affecting older individuals, that largely involves the carotid arterial system - especially [..]

(n) inflammation of an artery

Arteritis is the medical term used to refer to inflammation of the artery walls. When the arteries of the head are involved the condition may be termed temporal arteritis. Giant cell arteritis refers [..]

Inflammation of any Arteries.

A systemic autoimmune disorder that typically Affects medium and large Arteries, usually leading to occlusive granulomatous Vasculitis with transmural infiltrate containing Multinucleated Giant Cells. [..]

A chronic inflammatory process that Affects the Aorta and its primary branches, such as the brachiocephalic Artery (Brachiocephalic Trunk) and Carotid Arteries. It results in progressive arterial Sten [..]

Inflammation of an artery.

(pathology) The inflammation of arterial walls, often due to infection or an autoimmune response. *medicine *pathology