What features would lead one to suspect giant cell arteritis?
Correct statements
- Headaches and tenderness over the scalp
- Associated fever, weight loss, shoulder stiffness (polymyalgia rheumatica)
- ESR > 60 mm/hr
- Anaemia of chronic disease
- Pain in jaw when chewing
Incorrect statements
- Ischaemic stroke in a young person
- Breathlessness
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