Full blood count as an ancillary test to support the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis

Temporal artery biopsy is considered the investigation of choice to diagnose definitively giant cell arteritis (GCA) in patients with compatible symptoms. However it is invasive and not completely sensitive. Serum markers, particularly erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), can be supportive, but are not definitive in individual cases.

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