Upper respiratory tract and orofacial manifestations of new-onset giant cell arteritis: results from a large, prospective inception cohort study.

Objectives: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) often features upper respiratory tract (URT) and orofacial manifestations, which signal the involvement of external carotid artery branches. In this study, we aimed to describe the frequency of various URT/orofacial symptoms at GCA onset, as well as the main characteristics of patients presenting these symptoms.

Methods: We included all patients who were newly diagnosed with GCA between 1976 and April 2022 at the Internal Medicine Department of a tertiary-care hospital.

[Covid-19: clinical aspects and management].

Asymptomatic infections are not rare and most patients complain with fever and respiratory signs. Clinical signs are polymorphic and aspecific. Chest CT scan is commonly used as a diagnostic and triage tool in patients admitted to hospitalization.