Giant cell arteritis

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最后审阅: 17 Aug 2025
最后更新: 10 Feb 2025

小结

定义

病史和体格检查

关键诊断因素

  • headache
  • polymyalgia rheumatica symptoms
  • older age
  • extremity claudication
  • jaw claudication
  • sudden loss of vision
  • arterial tenderness, thickening, or nodularity
  • absent temporal artery pulse
  • abnormal fundoscopy
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其他诊断因素

  • systemic symptoms
  • neurologic symptoms
  • cough, sore throat, hoarseness
  • bruit on auscultation
  • asymmetric blood pressure
  • shoulder tenderness
  • limited active range of movement of shoulders and hips
  • wrist and knee swelling
  • dental pain, tongue pain, or infarction of the tongue
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危险因素

  • age ≥50 years
  • female sex
  • genetic factors
  • smoking
  • atherosclerosis
  • environmental factors
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诊断性检查

首要检查

  • CRP
  • erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
  • CBC
  • LFTs
  • temporal artery biopsy
  • temporal artery ultrasound
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需考虑的检查

  • noninvasive vascular imaging
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新兴检查

  • 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-PET scan of head to mid-thigh
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治疗流程

初步治疗

suspected g​​​​​iant cell arteritis

持续性治疗

confirmed g​​​​​iant cell arteritis

撰稿人

专家顾问

Kenneth J. Warrington, MD

Professor of Medicine

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine

Rochester

MN

利益声明

KJW’s employer receives payments from Eli Lilly, GSK, and Kiniksa for his role as investigator in giant cell arteritis clinical trials. KJW has conducted consulting work for Sanofi, and received compensation from Roche/Genentech for lecturing. He has received honoraria and consulting fees from Chemocentryx. KJW is an author of a number of references cited in this topic.

鸣谢

Dr Kenneth J. Warrington wishes to gratefully acknowledge Dr Eric L. Matteson, a previous contributor to this topic.

利益声明

ELM’s employer has received payments from Bristol Myers Squibb and GlaxoSmithKline for his role as investigator in giant cell arteritis clinical trials; from Novartis for his role in polymyalgia rheumatica clinical trials; and from GlaxoSmithKline for his role as an advisory consultant. ELM is an author and editor for Up To Date and Paradigm, as well as an author of a number of references cited in this topic.

同行评议者

Anisha B. Dua, MD, MPH

Associate Professor

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Chicago

IL

利益声明

ABD declares they have paid consultancies from Amgen, Abbvie, Novartis, GSK and Sanofi. ABD is on the board of directors for the Vasculitis Foundation.

Kuntal Chakravarty, FRCP (London), FRCP (Glasgow), FRCP (Ireland), FACP (USA), FACR (USA)

Consultant Rheumatologist

BHRT University Hospital

Queen’s Hospital

Romford

UK

利益声明

KC declares that he has no competing interests.

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关键文献

Ponte C, Grayson PC, Robson JC, et al. 2022 American College of Rheumatology/EULAR classification criteria for giant cell arteritis. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2022 Dec;74(12):1881-9. 摘要

Maz M, Chung SA, Abril A, et al. 2021 American College of Rheumatology/Vasculitis Foundation guideline for the management of giant cell arteritis and Takayasu arteritis. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2021 Aug;73(8):1349-65.全文  摘要

Dejaco C, Ramiro S, Bond M, et al. EULAR recommendations for the use of imaging in large vessel vasculitis in clinical practice: 2023 update. Ann Rheum Dis. 2024 May 15;83(6):741-51.全文  摘要

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