BMJ | 2019
Deliberations on giant cell arteritis
Abstract
Lazarewicz and Watson provide a timely and authoritative clinical update on giant cell arteritis.1 We expand on a few points regarding clinical examination and management.\n\nAn important clinical sign is the absence of a palpable superficial temporal pulse. This is best palpated just anterior and superior to the tragus (above the zygomatic arch of the …