[[Giant cell arteritis]]: ● important possible late complications: [[blindness]], [[stroke]], [[thoracic aortic aneurysm]]s, and aortic
dissections

Complications of [[steroid]] therapy occur in ≈ 50% of patients. Most are not life threatening, and include
[[vertebral compression fracture]]s in ≈ 36%, [[peptic ulcer disease]] in ≈ 12%, proximal [[myopathy]], cataracts, exacerbation of diabetes...

30–50% of patients will have spontaneous exacerbations of [[giant cell arteritis]] (especially during the first 2 years) regardless of the [[corticosteroid]] regimen.

Survival parallels that of the general population. The onset of [[blindness]] after initiation of steroid therapy is rare.