BSR and BHPR guidelines for the management of giant cell arteritis

Dasgupta, Bhaskar; on behalf of the BSR and BHPR Standards, Guidelines and Audit Working Group; Borg, Frances A.; on behalf of the BSR and BHPR Standards, Guidelines and Audit Working Group; Hassan, Nada; on behalf of the BSR and BHPR Standards, Guidelines and Audit Working Group; Alexander, Leslie; on behalf of the BSR and BHPR Standards, Guidelines and Audit Working Group; Barraclough, Kevin; on behalf of the BSR and BHPR Standards, Guidelines and Audit Working Group; Bourke, Brian; on behalf of the BSR and BHPR Standards, Guidelines and Audit Working Group; Fulcher, Joan; on behalf of the BSR and BHPR Standards, Guidelines and Audit Working Group; Hollywood, Jane; on behalf of the BSR and BHPR Standards, Guidelines and Audit Working Group; Hutchings, Andrew; on behalf of the BSR and BHPR Standards, Guidelines and Audit Working Group; James, Pat; on behalf of the BSR and BHPR Standards, Guidelines and Audit Working Group; Kyle, Valerie; on behalf of the BSR and BHPR Standards, Guidelines and Audit Working Group; Nott, Jennifer; on behalf of the BSR and BHPR Standards, Guidelines and Audit Working Group; Power, Michael; on behalf of the BSR and BHPR Standards, Guidelines and Audit Working Group; Samanta, Ash; on behalf of the BSR and BHPR Standards, Guidelines and Audit Working Group

doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keq039a

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GCA is the commonest of all the vasculitides. Visual loss occurs in up to one-fifth of patients, which may be preventable by prompt recognition and treatment [1,2].

The aim of these guidelines is to encourage the prompt diagnosis and management of GCA, with emphasis on the prevention of visual loss. Their scope is to provide evidence-based advice for the assessment and diagnosis of GCA, for initial and further management and for monitoring of disease activity, complications and relapse. This is a summary of the guidelines and the full guideline is available at Rheumatology online.

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The recommendations for the guidelines are set out in points 1 to 9.

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A patient >50 years of age presenting with the following features should raise suspicion of GCA:

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Examination may show:

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Laboratory investigations include:

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Features predictive of ischaemic neuro-ophthalmic complications [3, 4]:

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BSR and BHPR guidelines for the management of giant cell arteritis

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