Temporal artery biopsy in the management of giant cell arteritis with neuro-ophthalmic complications

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1248-1251

  Riordan Eva, P ^a   Landau, K ^b   O'Day, J ^c  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

AGED; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HUMAN; NEUROOPHTHALMOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STEROID THERAPY; TEMPORAL ARTERY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BIOPSY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; STEROIDS; TEMPORAL ARTERITIS;

EID: 0034811426     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.85.10.1248     Document Type: Review

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