Table 3.

Items accepted for only 1 form of large-vessel vasculitis.

VariablesDetails
Giant cell arteritis
ConstitutionalWeight loss
CutaneousScalp necrosis
Scalp tenderness
MusculoskeletalMorning stiffness
OcularScotoma
Diplopia
ImagingVascular ultrasound: halo sign*
Takayasu arteritis
ImagingConventional catheter-based angiography
Conventional catheter: stenosis
Conventional catheter: aneurysm
Nervous systemDizziness
  • * Vascular halo sign was only circulated in the first round because of a technical error. It was accepted for giant cell arteritis, but not for Takayasu arteritis.