Branch retinal artery occlusion as the initial sign of giant cell arteritis.
Am J Ophthalmol
; 122(3): 428-30, 1996 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-8794719
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To describe a patient whose initial sign of giant cell arteritis was a branch retinal artery occlusion.METHODS:
We examined a 77-year-old woman who developed arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy three weeks after an isolated non-embolic branch retinal artery occlusion occurred in the same eye.RESULTS:
The diagnosis of giant cell arteritis was confirmed by temporal artery biopsy after the patient was treated with intravenous corticosteroids.CONCLUSIONS:
Although a rare cause of branch retinal vascular occlusion, giant cell arteritis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a non-embolic branch retinal artery occlusion in elderly patients.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Arterite de Células Gigantes
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Oclusão da Artéria Retiniana
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1996
Tipo de documento:
Article