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Giant-cell arteritis (GCA or temporal arteritis or cranial arteritis) or Horton disease is an inflammatory disease of blood vessels most commonly involving large and medium arteries of the head predominantly the branches of the external carotid artery. It is a form of vasculitis. The most serious complication of GCA is permanent blindness though this can be prevented by prompt treatment with corticosteroids.

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