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Polymyalgia Rheumatica Learning Center
Complications could include:
- Temporal Arteritis
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Rheumatoid vasculitis
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Polymyalgia rheumatica may occur before the onset of giant cell arteritis or other disorders.
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The disease often remits after a while, with no further treatment required.
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Temporal arteritis is inflammation and damage to blood vessels that supply the head area, particularly the large or medium arteries that branch from the neck. If the inflammation affects the arteries in your neck, upper body and arms, it is called...
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The term temporal arteritis literally means "inflammation of the temporal arteries."As implied by the name, these blood vessels run along the temples after they branch off from the carotid artery in the neck. They provide the blood supply to porti...
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Temporal arteritis is a disease that causes inflammation and sometimes blockage of medium and large arteries in the head (often near the side of the head or temples).
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