What is temporal arteritis?

Temporal arteritis is an autoimmune granulomatous inflammation predominantly involving the large and medium-sized arteries that supply blood to the central nervous system, head and eyes.

How do members experience temporal arteritis?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with temporal arteritis*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for temporal arteritis*

*Data from patients with temporal arteritis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with temporal arteritis*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Prednisone Intensol)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
temporal arteritis (2)

*Data from patients with temporal arteritis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has temporal arteritis on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 1
30s 4
40s 10
50s 15
60s 42
70+ 60

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 35
Female 92