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Arteritis

Giant cell arteritis (GCA), also called temporal arteritis, is an inflammatory disease of large blood vessels. Symptoms may include headache, pain over the temples, flu-like symptoms, double vision, and difficulty opening the mouth. [Source: Wikipedia ]

May Cause
Abnormal abdominal vessels
Bowel ischemia
Cerebral arterial disease
Cerebral vessel wall irregularity
Decreased intracranial vessel size
Gangrene of finger or toe
Intracerebral hemorrhage
Pulmonary hypertension
Renal hemorrhage
Striated nephrogram
May Be Caused by
 Common
Amphetamine abuse
Arsenic poisoning
Bacterial arteritis
Carbon monoxide poisoning
Connective tissue disease
Ergot poisoning
Giant cell arteritis
Granulomatous angiitis
Heroin abuse
Hypersensitivity angiitis
Infectious aneurysm
Necrotizing angiitis
Polyarteritis nodosa
Rheumatic fever
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Takayasu arteritis
Wegener granulomatosis
 Uncommon
Actinomycosis
Amyloid angiopathy
Aspergillosis
Behçet disease
Carotid arteritis
Cryptococcosis
Fungal arteritis
Herpes zoster infection
High-flow angiopathy
Nocardiosis
Phycomycosis
Radiation arteritis
Rickettsial arteritis
Sarcoid arteritis
Syphilitic arteritis
Tuberculous arteritis
Viral arteritis

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