Not everyone has all of the symptoms but if the patient can persuade the doctor to do a blood test and check the sedimentation rate, it may help encourage immediate treatment with corticosteroids. The predisone removed all the painful symptoms of my temporal arteritis and I have my eyesight intact. The underlying cause of the inflammation is an autoimmune reaction to the lining of these arteries. You can get a handle on your illness with Savvy. Among the vasculitides we share symptoms, medications, and obstacles.
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