Giant cell arteritis: the importance of immediate and appropriate diagnosis and treatment for better prognosis

This article describes the case of a 68-year-old patient suffering from giant cell arteritis (also known as Horton’s arteritis or temporal arteritis). The patient came to our attention due to a large and sudden visual loss caused by the occlusion of major retinal arteries. The patient had neuralgic...

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Autores principales: Pacella, Fernanda, Mazzeo, Francesco, Giorgi, Dario, Cerutti, Francesco, Impallara, David, Cuozzo, Giovanni, Soldini, Maurizio, Pacella, Elena
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3392920/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22791971
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S24572

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