TABLE 8.

Modified Kerr’s criteria: >1 point indicates active disease (31).

Elevated CRP or ESR not attributed to other causes than vasculitis Clinical symptoms of ischemia (headache and jaw claudication) not attributed to other causes than vasculitis	+1 +1
Constitutional symptoms (fatigue, fever, weight loss, and polymyalgia symptoms) not attributed to other causes than vasculitis Findings suggesting active vasculitis in an imaging modality: Involvement of new vascular areas Increasing IMT in already involved areas	+1 +1