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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...
Autores principales: | Endres, Kaitlin, Anjum, Omar, Costain, Nicholas |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
2021
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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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