Takayasu arteritis presenting as amaurosis fugax in a man

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 185-187

  Rocci, Charles A ^a   Ferrera, Peter C ^a  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Amaurosis fugax; Pulseless disease; Takayasu arteritis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; AORTA ARCH SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING CESSATION; TRANSITIONAL BLINDNESS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0031885825     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(98)90044-4     Document Type: Article

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