Progressive visual loss in a patient with presumed temporal arteritis despite treatment: How to make the diagnosis [5]

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 335-336

  Zborowska, Bogna ^a   Ell, Jonathan ^a   McGee Collett, Martin ^a   Scolyer, Richard ^a   McCluskey, Peter J ^a  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Giant cell arteritis; Steroids

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID; GLUCOCORTICOID;

AGED; BLOOD VESSEL BIOPSY; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALAISE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; TEMPORAL ARTERITIS; TEMPORAL ARTERY; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; BIOPSY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFECT; EXTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; ISCHEMIC OPTIC NEUROPATHY; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; VISUAL DISORDER;

AGED; BIOPSY; CAROTID ARTERY, EXTERNAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; OPTIC NEUROPATHY, ISCHEMIC; PREDNISOLONE; TEMPORAL ARTERIES; TEMPORAL ARTERITIS; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 3142511069     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2004.00826.x     Document Type: Letter

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