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Giant cell arteritis

Giant cell arteritis is the most common chronic granulomatous vasculitis, mainly involving large and medium-sized vessels, and it almost exclusively affects patients older than 50 years. The initial event that triggers the cascade of immune-mediated responses and subsequent inflammation is unknown.

Giant cell arteritis is the most common chronic granulomatous vasculitis, mainly involving large and medium-sized vessels, and it almost exclusively affects patients older than 50 years. The initial event that triggers the cascade of immune-mediated responses and subsequent inflammation is unknown.

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