Open AccessAn Unusual Presentation of Horton’s Disease
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of ophthalmology and clinical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2573-9573
DOI - 10.33140/jocr/02/03/00003
Subject(s) - arteritis , optic nerve , medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , ischemia , negativity effect , disease , biopsy , pathology , ophthalmology , radiology , cardiology , psychology , cognitive psychology
Horton’s disease or temporal giganto cellular arteritis is an inflammatory disease of the vessels, particularly affecting older female. We report the case of a 50-year-old patient with a classic clinical picture of anterior arteritic optic neuropathy with ischemia of the optic nerve, with a horizontal level and hypo-choroidal perfusion of the corresponding territory. The peculiarity in this patient is the negativity of the biological assessment and biopsy of the temporal artery