Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi
April 2002
Objective: To investigate the clinical features of giant cell (temporal) arteritis (GCA) in China.
Methods: The clinical manifestations, temporal artery biopsy, response to steroid therapy, and follow-up data of sixteen patients with the diagnosis of GCA from July 1999 to March 2001 were analyzed. The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria for classification of GCA were used as reference.