Preferred Name |
temporal arteritis |
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Synonyms |
giant cell arteritis |
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Definitions |
subacute, granulomatous arteritis involving the external carotid arteries, especially the temporal artery; occurs in elderly persons and may be manifested by constitutional symptoms, particularly severe headache, and sometimes sudden unilateral blindness; shares many of the symptoms of polymyalgia rheumatica. |
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ID |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/CSP/0617-5624 |
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altLabel |
giant cell arteritis autoimmune vasculitis |
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cui |
C1956391 C0039483 C1328843 |
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definition |
subacute, granulomatous arteritis involving the external carotid arteries, especially the temporal artery; occurs in elderly persons and may be manifested by constitutional symptoms, particularly severe headache, and sometimes sudden unilateral blindness; shares many of the symptoms of polymyalgia rheumatica. |
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DID |
0617-5624 |
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Inverse of RB | ||
Inverse of RO | ||
notation |
0617-5624 |
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prefLabel |
temporal arteritis |
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tui |
T047 |
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subClassOf |