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Arterial-embolic Strokes and Painless Vision Loss Due to Phase II Aortitis and Giant Cell Arteritis: A Case Report
INTRODUCTION: Aortitis refers to abnormal inflammation of the aorta, most commonly caused by giant cell arteritis (GCA). Herein, we present a 57-year-old female with aortitis and arterial-embolic strokes secondary to GCA. CASE REPORT: Our patient presented to the emergency department following an ep...
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University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8143833/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34436998 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2021.2.51143 |
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author | Endres, Kaitlin Anjum, Omar Costain, Nicholas |
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description | INTRODUCTION: Aortitis refers to abnormal inflammation of the aorta, most commonly caused by giant cell arteritis (GCA). Herein, we present a 57-year-old female with aortitis and arterial-embolic strokes secondary to GCA. CASE REPORT: Our patient presented to the emergency department following an episode of transient, monocular, painless vision loss. Computed tomography angiogram head and neck demonstrated phase II aortitis, and magnetic resonance imaging revealed evidence of arterial-embolic strokes. CONCLUSION: Cerebrovascular accident is a rare complication of large-vessel vasculitis and can occur due to multiple underlying etiologies including intracranial vasculitis, aortic branch proximal occlusion, or arterial-embolic stroke. |
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spelling | pubmed-81438332021-05-28 Arterial-embolic Strokes and Painless Vision Loss Due to Phase II Aortitis and Giant Cell Arteritis: A Case Report Endres, Kaitlin Anjum, Omar Costain, Nicholas Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med Case Report INTRODUCTION: Aortitis refers to abnormal inflammation of the aorta, most commonly caused by giant cell arteritis (GCA). Herein, we present a 57-year-old female with aortitis and arterial-embolic strokes secondary to GCA. CASE REPORT: Our patient presented to the emergency department following an episode of transient, monocular, painless vision loss. Computed tomography angiogram head and neck demonstrated phase II aortitis, and magnetic resonance imaging revealed evidence of arterial-embolic strokes. CONCLUSION: Cerebrovascular accident is a rare complication of large-vessel vasculitis and can occur due to multiple underlying etiologies including intracranial vasculitis, aortic branch proximal occlusion, or arterial-embolic stroke. University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2021-04-19 /pmc/articles/PMC8143833/ /pubmed/34436998 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2021.2.51143 Text en Copyright: © 2021 Endres et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) |
spellingShingle | Case Report Endres, Kaitlin Anjum, Omar Costain, Nicholas Arterial-embolic Strokes and Painless Vision Loss Due to Phase II Aortitis and Giant Cell Arteritis: A Case Report |
title | Arterial-embolic Strokes and Painless Vision Loss Due to Phase II Aortitis and Giant Cell Arteritis: A Case Report |
title_full | Arterial-embolic Strokes and Painless Vision Loss Due to Phase II Aortitis and Giant Cell Arteritis: A Case Report |
title_fullStr | Arterial-embolic Strokes and Painless Vision Loss Due to Phase II Aortitis and Giant Cell Arteritis: A Case Report |
title_full_unstemmed | Arterial-embolic Strokes and Painless Vision Loss Due to Phase II Aortitis and Giant Cell Arteritis: A Case Report |
title_short | Arterial-embolic Strokes and Painless Vision Loss Due to Phase II Aortitis and Giant Cell Arteritis: A Case Report |
title_sort | arterial-embolic strokes and painless vision loss due to phase ii aortitis and giant cell arteritis: a case report |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8143833/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34436998 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2021.2.51143 |
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