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Giant cell arteritis with spontaneous remission
Author(s) -
Purvin Valerie,
Kawasaki Aki
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
clinical and experimental ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.3
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1442-9071
pISSN - 1442-6404
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2006.01367.x
Subject(s) - medicine , giant cell arteritis , diplopia , constitutional symptoms , arteritis , dermatology , disease , spontaneous remission , retrospective cohort study , outpatient clinic , complete remission , surgery , vasculitis , pathology , chemotherapy , alternative medicine
A bstract Background: Clinical manifestations of giant cell arteritis (GCA) are variable. Whether signs and symptoms present in an explosive fashion or insidiously, once manifest the course is usually progressive unless treatment is initiated. Methods: A retrospective review of patients with GCA seen in an outpatient neuro‐ophthalmology clinic. Results: We report four patients with biopsy‐proven GCA who experienced spontaneous remission. Clinical manifestations consisted of headache and diplopia in two patients, constitutional symptoms in one patient and facial pain in another. Conclusions: Clinicians should be aware of this aspect of the disease in order to avoid a delay in diagnosis and treatment.