Characteristics | With Diplopia | Without Diplopia | p |
---|---|---|---|
No. patients | 9 | 28 | |
Sex, n (%) | 0.23 | ||
Male | 5 (56) | 8 (29) | |
Female | 4 (44) | 20 (71) | |
Age, yrs, mean (range) | 76 (65–79) | 74.5 (53–92) | 1 |
Ischemic symptoms, n (%) | |||
Amaurosis fugax | 0/9 (0) | 1/28 (3.5) | 1 |
Visual loss | 4/9 (44) | 7/28 (25) | 0.4 |
Headache | 6/9 (67) | 21/28 (75) | 0.68 |
Jaw claudication | 7/9 (78) | 18/28 (64) | 0.69 |
Scalp tenderness | 5/9 (56) | 15/28 (54) | 1 |
Tender temporal arteries | 4/9 (44) | 13/28 (46) | 1 |
Claudication of extremities 1/9 (11) | 1/9 (11) | 3/28 (11) | 1 |
1/9 (11) | |||
Systemic symptoms, n (%) | |||
*PMR | 3/9 (33) | 10/28 (36) | 1 |
Weight loss | 4/7° (57) | 21/27* (78) | 0.35 |
Night sweats | 3/9 (33) | 12/27* (44) | 0.7 |
Laboratory results, mean (range) | |||
Platelets, G/l | 442 (271–721) | 383.5 (139–939) | 0.64 |
ESR, mm/h | 70 (30–110) | 76* (14–130) | 0.65 |
CRP, mg/l | 70.1* (32.8–158.3) | 62 (10.1–158.2) | 0.51 |
AP, U/l | 70* (59–84) | 83* (52–188) | 0.13 |
Ultrasound findings | |||
Cranial involvement | 9/9 (100%) | 20/28 (71%) | 0.16 |
Extracranial involvement | 5/9 (56%) | 5/28 (18%) | 0.04 |
Biopsy results, n (%) | 0.3 | ||
Positive | 9/9 (100) | 19/23+ (83) | |
Negative | 0/9 (0) | 4/23+ (17) |
↵* Data not available for 1 patient.
↵° Data not available for 2 patients.
↵+ 1 patient refused biopsy, 4 biopsies were not diagnostic. ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CRP: C-reactive protein; AP: alkaline phosphatase; PMR: polymyalgia rheumatica. Cranial arteries: A. carotis communis, A. carotis interna, A. carotis externa, A. vertebralis, A. temporalis; extracranial arteries: A. subclavia, A. axillaris, A. femoralis communis, A. profunda femoris, A. femoralis superficialis, A. poplitea.