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Giant cell arteritis (GCA), also called temporal arteritis, is characterized by granulomatous inflammation of large arteries. Although GCA predominantly involves the extracranial branches of the carotid artery, the aorta and its major branches can also be affected. GCA is a…
Medium vessel vasculitis Polyarteritis Nodosa Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is a medium vessel vasculitis affecting the main visceral arteries and their branches. The 2012 International Chapel Hill Consensus Conference (CHCC) defines PAN as a necrotizing arteritis of medium and small arteries…