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Temporal arteritis presenting with scalp necrosis and a normal erythrocyte sedimentation rate
Author(s) -
BERTHJONES J.,
HOLT P.J.A.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1988.tb01971.x
Subject(s) - erythrocyte sedimentation rate , medicine , arteritis , university hospital , scalp , dermatology , surgery
Summary A diagnosis of temporal arteritis is important to establish in order to reduce the incidence of blindness due to optic nerve ischaemia and other serious complications. 1 We describe a case in which the diagnosis was delayed as a result of a rare presentation and a normal erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR).