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This man's diagnosis is giant cell/temporal arteritis due to him experiencing scalp tenderness and headache as well as his past medical history of polymyalgia rheumatica. Encephalitis is not a complication of these conditions as they do not directly affect the brain, but they can increase the likelihood of stroke.
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Encephalitis
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This man's diagnosis is giant cell/temporal arteritis due to him experiencing scalp tenderness and headache as well as his past medical history of polymyalgia rheumatica. This is treated with high-dose steroids which if taken for a prolonged period without PPI cover for gastric protection, could result in the development of gastric ulcers as a complication of treatment. However, gastric ulcers are not a complication of temporal arteritis itself.
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Gastric ulcers
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This man's diagnosis is giant cell/temporal arteritis due to him experiencing scalp tenderness and headache as well as his past medical history of polymyalgia rheumatica. It is important to treat giant cell/temporal arteritis as quickly as possible with high-dose prednisolone to prevent permanent monocular blindness.
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Permanent monocular blindness
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This man's diagnosis is giant cell/temporal arteritis due to him experiencing scalp tenderness and headache as well as his past medical history of polymyalgia rheumatica. Several rheumatological conditions increase the likelihood of developing septic arthritis, but giant cell/temporal arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica do not.
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Septic arthritis
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This man's diagnosis is giant cell/temporal arteritis due to him experiencing scalp tenderness and headache as well as his past medical history of polymyalgia rheumatica. This is treated with high-dose steroids which if taken for a prolonged period without bisphosphonates for bone protection, could result in the development of osteoporosis as a complication of treatment. However, osteoporosis is not a complication of temporal arteritis itself.
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Osteoporosis
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Giant Cell Arteritis
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Rheumatology
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A 55-year-old man with a past medical history of polymyalgia rheumatica presents to A&E with new onset scalp tenderness and a headache towards the left side of his head. Investigations show an elevated ESR.

Which complication is this gentleman's disease linked to?
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