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Scalp tenderness

MedGen UID:
508748
•Concept ID:
C0151206
•
Sign or Symptom
Synonyms: Allodynia of scalp; Scalp hypersensitivity; Scalp pain
SNOMED CT: Scalp tenderness (75851004)
 
HPO: HP:0100809

Definition

Pain or discomfort of the scalp elicited by palpation. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVScalp tenderness

Professional guidelines

PubMed

2022 American College of Rheumatology/EULAR classification criteria for giant cell arteritis.
Ponte C, Grayson PC, Robson JC, Suppiah R, Gribbons KB, Judge A, Craven A, Khalid S, Hutchings A, Watts RA, Merkel PA, Luqmani RA; DCVAS Study Group
Ann Rheum Dis 2022 Dec;81(12):1647-1653. Epub 2022 Nov 9 doi: 10.1136/ard-2022-223480. PMID: 36351706
2022 American College of Rheumatology/EULAR Classification Criteria for Giant Cell Arteritis.
Ponte C, Grayson PC, Robson JC, Suppiah R, Gribbons KB, Judge A, Craven A, Khalid S, Hutchings A, Watts RA, Merkel PA, Luqmani RA; DCVAS Study Group
Arthritis Rheumatol 2022 Dec;74(12):1881-1889. Epub 2022 Nov 8 doi: 10.1002/art.42325. PMID: 36350123
The diagnosis and treatment of giant cell arteritis.
Ness T, Bley TA, Schmidt WA, Lamprecht P
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2013 May;110(21):376-85; quiz 386. Epub 2013 May 24 doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2013.0376. PMID: 23795218Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

2022 American College of Rheumatology/EULAR classification criteria for giant cell arteritis.
Ponte C, Grayson PC, Robson JC, Suppiah R, Gribbons KB, Judge A, Craven A, Khalid S, Hutchings A, Watts RA, Merkel PA, Luqmani RA; DCVAS Study Group
Ann Rheum Dis 2022 Dec;81(12):1647-1653. Epub 2022 Nov 9 doi: 10.1136/ard-2022-223480. PMID: 36351706
2022 American College of Rheumatology/EULAR Classification Criteria for Giant Cell Arteritis.
Ponte C, Grayson PC, Robson JC, Suppiah R, Gribbons KB, Judge A, Craven A, Khalid S, Hutchings A, Watts RA, Merkel PA, Luqmani RA; DCVAS Study Group
Arthritis Rheumatol 2022 Dec;74(12):1881-1889. Epub 2022 Nov 8 doi: 10.1002/art.42325. PMID: 36350123
Efficacy of bilateral temporal artery biopsies and sectioning of the entire block of tissue for the diagnosis of temporal arteritis.
Agostino A, Farmer J, Blanco P, Veinot JP, Nair V
Cardiovasc Pathol 2022 Jul-Aug;59:107425. Epub 2022 Mar 25 doi: 10.1016/j.carpath.2022.107425. PMID: 35346862
Acute Brachial Radiculoplexopathy and Giant Cell Arteritis.
Duval F, Lacoste I, Galli G, Chaumont H, Solé G, Léger F, Damon-Perrière N, Rouanet M, Le Masson G, Mathis S
Neurologist 2018 Jan;23(1):23-28. doi: 10.1097/NRL.0000000000000162. PMID: 29266041
Giant cell arteritis.
Ishak AW, Persak GC, Mitchell PC, Warwick S
J Am Optom Assoc 1988 Nov;59(11):864-8. PMID: 3230240

Diagnosis

2022 American College of Rheumatology/EULAR classification criteria for giant cell arteritis.
Ponte C, Grayson PC, Robson JC, Suppiah R, Gribbons KB, Judge A, Craven A, Khalid S, Hutchings A, Watts RA, Merkel PA, Luqmani RA; DCVAS Study Group
Ann Rheum Dis 2022 Dec;81(12):1647-1653. Epub 2022 Nov 9 doi: 10.1136/ard-2022-223480. PMID: 36351706
2022 American College of Rheumatology/EULAR Classification Criteria for Giant Cell Arteritis.
Ponte C, Grayson PC, Robson JC, Suppiah R, Gribbons KB, Judge A, Craven A, Khalid S, Hutchings A, Watts RA, Merkel PA, Luqmani RA; DCVAS Study Group
Arthritis Rheumatol 2022 Dec;74(12):1881-1889. Epub 2022 Nov 8 doi: 10.1002/art.42325. PMID: 36350123
Bilateral Scalp Necrosis in Giant Cell Arteritis.
Somani AN, Al Othman B, Kini T, Lee AG
J Neuroophthalmol 2021 Mar 1;41(1):e125-e127. doi: 10.1097/WNO.0000000000000862. PMID: 31633591
Beyond Giant Cell Arteritis and Takayasu's Arteritis: Secondary Large Vessel Vasculitis and Vasculitis Mimickers.
Berti A, Moura MC, Sechi E, Squizzato F, Costanzo G, Chen JJ, Warrington KJ
Curr Rheumatol Rep 2020 Nov 7;22(12):88. doi: 10.1007/s11926-020-00965-w. PMID: 33159612
Implications of giant cell arteritis in older adults.
Mar NJ
Spec Care Dentist 1994 Mar-Apr;14(2):71-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1754-4505.1994.tb01105.x. PMID: 7871466

Therapy

Tongue necrosis secondary to giant cell arteritis, successfully treated with tocilizumab: a case report.
Cho YM, El Khoury L, Paramo J, Horowitz DM, Li JY, Kello N
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2023 May 15;24(1):382. doi: 10.1186/s12891-023-06465-z. PMID: 37189114Free PMC Article
Bilateral Scalp Necrosis in Giant Cell Arteritis.
Somani AN, Al Othman B, Kini T, Lee AG
J Neuroophthalmol 2021 Mar 1;41(1):e125-e127. doi: 10.1097/WNO.0000000000000862. PMID: 31633591
Giant Cell Arteritis: 2018 Review.
Winkler A, True D
Mo Med 2018 Sep-Oct;115(5):468-470. PMID: 30385998Free PMC Article
Sickle cell crisis: A crisis of a different sort?
Kumar G, Al Muwaijei AA, Sohal APS
Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed 2018 Dec;103(6):290-336. Epub 2018 Jan 20 doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2017-313899. PMID: 29353242
Giant cell arteritis.
Ishak AW, Persak GC, Mitchell PC, Warwick S
J Am Optom Assoc 1988 Nov;59(11):864-8. PMID: 3230240

Prognosis

Efficacy of bilateral temporal artery biopsies and sectioning of the entire block of tissue for the diagnosis of temporal arteritis.
Agostino A, Farmer J, Blanco P, Veinot JP, Nair V
Cardiovasc Pathol 2022 Jul-Aug;59:107425. Epub 2022 Mar 25 doi: 10.1016/j.carpath.2022.107425. PMID: 35346862
Atypical Large Vessel Vasculitis Presenting With Cholestatic Liver Abnormalities: Case-Based Review.
Sangha S, Lenert A, Dawoud S, Kaur A, Yazan H, Voigt MD, Lenert P
J Clin Rheumatol 2021 Dec 1;27(8):e561-e567. doi: 10.1097/RHU.0000000000001596. PMID: 33065628
Polymyalgia rheumatica and giant-cell arteritis.
Salvarani C, Cantini F, Hunder GG
Lancet 2008 Jul 19;372(9634):234-45. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61077-6. PMID: 18640460
Giant cell (temporal) arteritis diagnosed following upper limb claudication.
De Bruyne L, Pauwels W, Raat F, Mast A
Acta Clin Belg 2001 Nov-Dec;56(6):370-2. doi: 10.1179/acb.2001.056. PMID: 11881323
Giant cell arteritis.
Ishak AW, Persak GC, Mitchell PC, Warwick S
J Am Optom Assoc 1988 Nov;59(11):864-8. PMID: 3230240

Clinical prediction guides

2022 American College of Rheumatology/EULAR classification criteria for giant cell arteritis.
Ponte C, Grayson PC, Robson JC, Suppiah R, Gribbons KB, Judge A, Craven A, Khalid S, Hutchings A, Watts RA, Merkel PA, Luqmani RA; DCVAS Study Group
Ann Rheum Dis 2022 Dec;81(12):1647-1653. Epub 2022 Nov 9 doi: 10.1136/ard-2022-223480. PMID: 36351706
2022 American College of Rheumatology/EULAR Classification Criteria for Giant Cell Arteritis.
Ponte C, Grayson PC, Robson JC, Suppiah R, Gribbons KB, Judge A, Craven A, Khalid S, Hutchings A, Watts RA, Merkel PA, Luqmani RA; DCVAS Study Group
Arthritis Rheumatol 2022 Dec;74(12):1881-1889. Epub 2022 Nov 8 doi: 10.1002/art.42325. PMID: 36350123
Atypical Large Vessel Vasculitis Presenting With Cholestatic Liver Abnormalities: Case-Based Review.
Sangha S, Lenert A, Dawoud S, Kaur A, Yazan H, Voigt MD, Lenert P
J Clin Rheumatol 2021 Dec 1;27(8):e561-e567. doi: 10.1097/RHU.0000000000001596. PMID: 33065628
Sickle cell crisis: A crisis of a different sort?
Kumar G, Al Muwaijei AA, Sohal APS
Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed 2018 Dec;103(6):290-336. Epub 2018 Jan 20 doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2017-313899. PMID: 29353242
Implications of giant cell arteritis in older adults.
Mar NJ
Spec Care Dentist 1994 Mar-Apr;14(2):71-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1754-4505.1994.tb01105.x. PMID: 7871466

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