Bhaskaran Sathyapriya¹*, Purushothaman Lakshmanan², Govindarajan Sumathy³, Jinu Merlin Koshy¹, Balasubramanian Chandrakala⁴ and Elayaperumal Gokulalakshmi⁵

¹Reader, Department of Anatomy, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
²Consultant Orthodontist, Apollo Hospitals and Apollo White Dental, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
³Professor and HOD, Department of Anatomy, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
⁴Senior Lecturer, Department of Anatomy, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
⁵Research Assistant, Human Genetics Laboratory, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India

*Corresponding Author: Bhaskaran Sathyapriya, Reader, Department of Anatomy, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.

Received: March 27, 2018; Published: April 17, 2018

Citation: Elena Gil de la Cruz., et al. “Giant Cell Arteritis”. Acta Scientific Medical Sciences 2.2 (2018).

Abstract

  Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis may have arterial aneurysms in large vessels. When the presence of atheromatous plaques in the vascular walls is added, the risk of aortic dissection is significantly increased. Therefore, chronic follow-up of patients is essential, with periodic imaging tests that detect these anomalies early.

Keywords: Giant Cell Arteritis; Atheromatosis; Vasculitis

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