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Giant cell arteritis: loss of vision during corticosteroid therapy
Author(s) -
FAARVANG K. L.,
THYSSEN E. PONTOPPIDAN
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.625
H-Index - 160
eISSN - 1365-2796
pISSN - 0954-6820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2796.1989.tb00066.x
Subject(s) - giant cell arteritis , medicine , etiology , arteritis , occlusion , corticosteroid , vascular disease , dermatology , disease , vascular occlusion , vasculitis , surgery , pathology
. The case of a patient suffering from giant cell arteritis, with loss of vision after about 60 d of steroid treatment, is reported. No other clinical or biochemical signs of active disease were observed. The aetiology of the vascular occlusion is discussed briefly.