temporal arteritis
MONDO:0008538Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names temporal arteritis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A large vessel vasculitis predominantly involving the arteries originating from the aortic arch and especially the extracranial branches of the carotid arteries.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0008538), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
74 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, annotations 2026-09-02.
- AnorexiaHPOHP:0002039
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Cerebral ischemiaHPOHP:0002637
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Elevated circulating C-reactive protein concentrationHPOHP:0011227
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- FatigueHPOHP:0012378
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- FeverHPOHP:0001945
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- HeadacheHPOHP:0002315
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Impaired masticationHPOHP:0005216
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Joint stiffnessHPOHP:0001387
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- VasculitisHPOHP:0002633
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Weight lossHPOHP:0001824
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Abnormal systemic blood pressureHPOHP:0030972
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- AlopeciaHPOHP:0001596
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
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- AnemiaHPOHP:0001903
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- ArthritisHPOHP:0001369
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Blurred visionHPOHP:0000622
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- CarotidyniaHPOHP:6000944
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- DepressionHPOHP:0000716
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Elevated circulating alpha-globulin concentrationHPOHP:0005413
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
Where it sits
- Narrower terms (1)
Other names
4 names
Resolves to: temporal arteritis
- Also called
- Giant Cell ArteritisHorton diseaseinflammation of temporal arterytemporal artery inflammation