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What type of headache is present with temporal arteritis, is it constant or does it go away and come back days later?

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Dr. Edgar Mendizabal answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Headache: Not specific but there is frequent tenderness where the artery is. Get a sedimentation rate

Dr Cremers agreed

Answered 6/5/2016

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