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== Clinical Manifestations ==

* Varied, depending on location and cause
* Classically, back or abdominal pain with fever
* May cause [[aortic regurgitation]] and [[acute aortic syndrome]]

== Differential Diagnosis ==
== Differential Diagnosis ==


* Inflammatory disorders
* Inflammatory disorders
** [[Large-vessel vasculitis]]: [[giant cell arteritis]], [[Takayasu arteritis]], [[rheumatoid arthritis]], [[systemic lupus erythematosus]], [[ankylosing spondylitis]], [[Reiter syndrome]]
** [[Large-vessel vasculitis]]: [[giant cell arteritis|'''giant cell arteritis''']], [[Takayasu arteritis|'''Takayasu arteritis''']], [[rheumatoid arthritis]], [[systemic lupus erythematosus]], [[ankylosing spondylitis]], [[Reiter syndrome]]
** Other [[Vasculitis|vasculitides]]: [[ANCA-associated vasculitis]] ([[granulomatosis with polyangiitis]], [[polyarteritis nodosum]], [[microscopic polyangiitis]]), [[Behçet disease]], [[Cogan syndrome]], [[relapsing polychondritis]]
** Other [[Vasculitis|vasculitides]]: [[ANCA-associated vasculitis]] ([[granulomatosis with polyangiitis]], [[polyarteritis nodosum]], [[microscopic polyangiitis]]), [[Behçet disease]], [[Cogan syndrome]], [[relapsing polychondritis]]
** [[Sarcoidosis]]
** [[Sarcoidosis]]
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** Bacterial: [[Salmonella]], [[Staphylococcus]], [[Streptococcus pneumoniae]], others
** Bacterial: [[Salmonella]], [[Staphylococcus]], [[Streptococcus pneumoniae]], others
** [[Syphilis]]
** [[Syphilis]]
** [[Mycobacterium tuberculosis]]
** [[Tuberculous aortitis]]
* Drug-induced: chemotherapy (taxanes and platinum-based), [[GCSF]] (particularly when conjugated with PEG)

== Investigations ==

* CTA or MRA to noninvasively confirm the diagnosis
* Duplex ultrasound of temporal arteries, looking for halo sign to suggest [[GCA]]
* CBC, creatinine, liver panel, ESR/CRP
* Blood cultures, for bacterial cause
* Syphilis serology
* Tuberculin skin test
* Rheumatology panel: ANA, ANCA, RF


== Further Reading ==
== Further Reading ==

Latest revision as of 21:24, 12 March 2023

Clinical Manifestations

Differential Diagnosis

Investigations

  • CTA or MRA to noninvasively confirm the diagnosis
  • Duplex ultrasound of temporal arteries, looking for halo sign to suggest GCA
  • CBC, creatinine, liver panel, ESR/CRP
  • Blood cultures, for bacterial cause
  • Syphilis serology
  • Tuberculin skin test
  • Rheumatology panel: ANA, ANCA, RF

Further Reading