What biologic or conventional/synthetic DMARD would you use as a steroid sparing agent in a patient with GCA and a history of diverticulitis?

This is an important question. Both IL-6 inhibitors and JAK inhibitors have a risk of bowel perforation which is increased in patients with a history of diverticulitis, therefore, these agents must be used with great caution in such patients and alternative therapies are often preferred.

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