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Which of the following is a feature of temporal arteritis?

A
Granulomatous vasculitis
B
Giant cell arteritis
C
Necrotizing vasculitis
D
Leucocytoclastic vasculitis
High-Yield Explanation
• Giant-cell (temporal) arteritis is a chronic, typically granulomatous inflammation of large to small-sized arteries that affects principally the arteries in the head—especially the temporal arteries—but also the vertebral and ophthalmic arteries • Histopathologically, the disease is a panarteritis with inflammatory mononuclear cell infiltrates within the vessel wall with frequent giant cell formation. • Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis (also known as Microscopic Polyarteritis): it is a necrotizing vasculitis affecting arterioles/capillaries/venules in which all lesions are of the same age. Granulomatous inflammation is absent

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