Question 1

is there a specific arteritis called carotid  arteritis?

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Yes: You are probably asking about takayasu's arteritis. This is a large vessel vasculitis that can often involve the carotids.

Question 2

what is carotid arteritis?  what are the systems?  what is the treatment?

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Inflammation: Arteritis is an inflammatory process in an artery.  There are many different types , and outcomes vary.  You should see a vascular specialist. Typically medications are first line treatment, but some may require other interventions.

Question 3

what could be used for treatment of carotid arteritis / carotidynia in patient who is allergic to aspirin, indomethacin. etc. ?

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Carotid arteritis: This is very rare I would want to be sure of the diagnosis. That will tell you the treatment.

Question 4

can anyone tell me about carotidynia as a subset of vasculitis/arteritis in relation to ctd? evidenced by high crp/enlargement of carotid bulb/pain

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May not be arteritis: Carotidynia may not necessarily be related to arteritis. The elevated CRP and possibly other lab could suggest arteritis. I would suggest looking for takayasu disease. But this carotid pain can also be due to myofascial noninflammatory.

Question 5

does temporal arteritis just affect in their 50's or can i afect young men too?

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It certainly could: Disease does not follow the usual pattern in the majority of cases.  Classical circumstances are found in textbooks not clinics.

Question 6

what are the tests for arteritis?

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ANCA and clinical: Anti-neutrophilic cytoplasmic antibodies are elevated in some patients, but the clinical examination and sometimes angiography or histology is required.

Question 7

what sort of problem is arteritis?

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Arteritis: This is inflammation of an arterial blood vessel.  This is caused either by allergy to a drug where the body thinks the drug is foreign and needs to be removed. Other times the body just reacts against the blood vessels, causing blockage, usually accompanied by a rash, fever, damage to organs the blood vessel supplies ie kidney, lung skin, eye, brain, joint

Question 8

what are the symptoms of arteritis?

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Almost anything: Almost anything. Depends which part of the body or which system is involved.  Rheumatology evaluation is indicated.

Question 9

what causes takayasu arteritis?

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Unknown: The cause of it is idiopathic or really unknown cause.

Question 10

is takayasu arteritis deadly?

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Unusual: Really unusual . This will depend on the artery that is involved with the disease , for example if renal arteries are involved the patient can developed severe high blood pressure and possible renal failure which can lead to death

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