THE CLINICAL SPECTRUM OF GIANT-CELL ARTERITIS

Three patients are described with giant cell arteritis (GCA) of multip le medium sized and large blood vessels including the temporal artery and the aorta. The patients presented with malaise, myalgias and diffe rent symptoms due to decreased local blood flow. Progression of the di sease could be blocked with immunosuppressive drugs in all 3 patients. With this report we want to emphasize that GCA is associated with a w ide ranging disease spectrum in which temporal arteritis and Takayasu' s arteritis represent two