Giant cell arteritis mimicking idiopathic orbital inflammatory disease

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 392-394

  Islam, N ^a   Asaria, R ^a   Plant, G T ^a   Hykin, Philip C ^a  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Central retinal artery occlusion; Giant cell arteritis; Orbital apex syndrome

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHEMOSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; EXOPHTHALMOS; EYE PAIN; FEMALE; FEVER; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HEADACHE; HUMAN; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; ORBIT INFLAMMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; TEMPORAL ARTERY;

EID: 0038318892     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210301300411     Document Type: Article

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