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==Disease impact== Giant cell arteritis and its treatment impact on people's lives because of symptoms, adverse effects of GCs and disruption to normal life.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Liddle J, Bartlam R, Mallen CD, Mackie SL, Prior JA, Helliwell T, Richardson JC | title = What is the impact of giant cell arteritis on patients' lives? A UK qualitative study | journal = BMJ Open | volume = 7 | issue = 8 | pages = e017073 | date = August 2017 | pmid = 28838902 | pmc = 5724062 | doi = 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017073 }}</ref> People with GCA have previously ranked ‘losing sight in both eyes permanently’, ‘having intense or severe pain’ and ‘feeling weak, tired or exhausted’ as important quality of life domains.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Hellmann DB, Uhlfelder ML, Stone JH, Jenckes MW, Cid MC, Guillevin L, Moreland L, Dellaripa PF, Hoffman GS, Merkel PA, Spiera R, Brown L, Hernández-Rodríguez J, Rubin HR | title = Domains of health-related quality of life important to patients with giant cell arteritis | journal = Arthritis and Rheumatism | volume = 49 | issue = 6 | pages = 819–825 | date = December 2003 | pmid = 14673969 | doi = 10.1002/art.11464 }}</ref>
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