CRANIAL ARTERITIS: A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF THE SYNDROME OF "TEMPORAL ARTERITIS" WITH REPORT OF A CASE
Authors: E D KILBOURNE, H G WOLFF
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1946)

Article1 January 1946CRANIAL ARTERITIS: A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF THE SYNDROME OF "TEMPORAL ARTERITIS" WITH REPORT OF A CASEE. D. KILBOURNE, M.D., H. G. WOLFF, M.D., F.A.C.P.E. D. KILBOURNE, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, H. G. WOLFF, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-24-1-1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Excerpt"Temporal arteritis" is a rare, febrile, self-limited disease of variable duration and unknown etiology. It afflicts the aged of both sexes and is characterized by painful inflammation of the temporal arteries and the general systemic signs and symptoms of malaise, weight loss, anorexia, fever, sweating, and weakness. Since 1932, when Horton, Magath, and Brown first described this symptom complex as an entity, 20 case reports have appeared in the literature. 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(A Symptom of a Generalized Vascular Disease.)Cranial arteritis 1 January 1946Volume 24, Issue 1Page: 1-10KeywordsArteriesEtiologyFeversInflammationSigns and symptomsTemporal arteritisWeight loss Issue Published: 1 January 1946 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright, 1946, by The American College of PhysiciansPDF downloadLoading ...