Manifestations of giant cell arteritis
| Clinical feature | Percentage of biopsy-proven cases with the feature (sensitivity) |
|---|---|
| Temporal headache | 52 |
| Any headache | 76 |
| Scalp tenderness | 31 |
| Jaw claudication | 34 |
| Any visual symptom | 37 |
| Unilateral visual loss | 24 |
| Diplopia | 9 |
| Myalgia | 39 |
| Previous diagnosis of PMR | 34 |
| Weight loss | 43 |
| Fever | 42 |
| Absent temporal pulse | 45 |
| Any abnormality on palpation of the temporal artery (absent, prominent, beaded) | 65 |
| ESR ‘normal’ | 4 |
| ESR >50 mm/h | 83 |
ESR = erythrocyte sedimentation rate. PMR = polymyalgia rheumatica.