Healio Rheuminations

Author: Adam J. Brown, MD

Rheumatology is an incredibly fast-moving and exciting field of medicine that can be difficult to keep up with. This Healio podcast provides busy clinicians with quick updates in the field of autoimmunity, with emphasis on new medications, treatment guidelines and explorations into the pathophysiology of diseases. The show will also feature historical perspectives in the field of rheumatology, as well as fascinating case presentations of medical mysteries complete with discussions from experts in the field.
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The history of giant cell arteritis: Infections, injections and the man who couldn't wear a hat
Episode 100
Tuesday, 25 November, 2025

What does a goiter and syphilis have in common with the first descriptions of giant cell arteritis? Join us as we dive into the history of the most common type of vasculitis! Intro 0:13 GCA at ACR 2025 00:30 How Brown has approached framing this episode 1:01 A primer leading us to GCA 3:15 Let's get to the story 4:02 The man who couldn't wear a hat 4:57 Dr. Bayard Horton's 7:40 A tangent on cluster headaches 8:27 Let's get back to GCA 13:16 The first temporal artery biopsy 14:28 Vision loss and other puzzle pieces of GCA 16:27 What about jaw claudication? 21:15 Could GCA be transmissible? Injecting ground temporal arteries into healthy volunteers 24:13 Oxygen? Histamines? Adrenal cortical extract? Looking for GCA treatments 26:55 Steroids and GCA 28:40 A quote from the 1959 Mayo Clinic Board of Governors 32:24 Extracranial involvement in GCA 33:24 When did we recognize aorta involvement? Syphilis enters the picture 35:08 A recap of the history of GCA 41:25 Thanks for listening 42:19 We'd love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Brown at rheuminationspodcast@healio.com. Follow us on Twitter @HRheuminations @AdamJBrownMD @HealioRheum. References: Boes CJ, Cephalalgia. 2007;doi:10.1111/j.1468-2982.2007.01238.x Cummer CL, et al. JAMA. 1912;doi:10.1001/jama.1912.04270080101004 Horton BT, Proc Cent SOC Clin Res. 1946 Sproul EE, et al. Am J Pathol. 1937;PMID: 19970328 Disclosures: Brown reports no relevant financial disclosures.