10 Giant Cell Arteritis Symptoms
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Arm Pain
Feeling pain in the arm after moving it is a common symptom of giant cell arteritis. It may also point to what type of giant cell arteritis a person has.
Giant cell arteritis commonly occurs in the arteries in the temples. However, it can sometimes affect the aorta and arteries around the heart. This is referred to as large vessel giant cell arteritis. People with this variant may experience slightly different symptoms, and pain in the limbs is common.4‘Large-vessel giant cell arteritis: diagnosis, monitoring and management.’ OUP Academic, 23 Feb. 2018, academic.oup.com/rheumatology/article/57/suppl/2/ii32/4898137
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