@article {Ganiats119, author = {Theodore G. Ganiats}, title = {Temporal Arteritis With Normal Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate}, volume = {4}, number = {2}, pages = {119--122}, year = {1991}, doi = {10.3122/jabfm.4.2.119}, publisher = {The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine}, abstract = {The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) is used to differentiate temporal arteritis from other forms of headache in the elderly. Though temporal arteritis can occur with a normal ESR, this is not generally appreciated in primary care. The case reported here is a 74-year-old woman with biopsy-proven temporal arteritis; her ESR was 22 mm/hr. Of note, her hematocrit was more than 40 percent, a condition previously reported to be associated with temporal arteritis and a normal ESR. This discussion focuses on the diagnosis of temporal arteritis and its associated symptoms.}, issn = {1557-2625}, URL = {https://www.jabfm.org/content/4/2/119}, eprint = {https://www.jabfm.org/content/4/2/119.full.pdf}, journal = {The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine} }