NURSING ANM AND GNM

Detailed explanation-1: -The cause of the condition is unknown. It is believed to be due in part to a faulty immune response. The disorder has been linked to some infections and to certain genes. Giant cell arteritis is more common in people with another inflammatory disorder known as polymyalgia rheumatica.

Detailed explanation-2: -Temporal arteritis, or giant cell arteritis, is a systemic vasculitis with giant cell involvement targeting medium-sized and large arteries It is characterized by segmental transmural inflammation of medium-sized and large elastic arteries by a mixed infiltrate of lymphocytes, monocytes, polymorphonuclear leukocytes.

Detailed explanation-3: -Temporal arteritis is a form of vasculitis (inflammation of the blood vessels). In temporal arteritis, also known as giant cell arteritis or Horton’s arteritis, the temporal arteries (the blood vessels near the temples), which supply blood from the heart to the scalp, are inflamed (swollen) and constricted (narrowed).