A case of biopsy-negative temporal arteritis - Diagnostic challenges

Survey of Ophthalmology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 603-607

  Van Der Straaten, David ^a   Rajakulenthiran, Mariolyn ^b   McKelvie, Penny A ^b   O'Day, Justin ^a,b  

^a 32 Gisborne Street   (Australia)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

giant cell arteritis; ischemic optic neuropathy; temporal artery biopsy

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE;

AGED; BLOOD VESSEL BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CATARACT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MYALGIA; OPTIC DISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TEMPORAL ARTERITIS; TEMPORAL ARTERY; VISUAL ACUITY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 8644277168     PISSN: 00396257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2004.08.005     Document Type: Article

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