A71-year-old woman presented with re-duced vision in her right eye. She also reported
having a headache, scalp tenderness and pain in her jaw when chewing. On funduscopy …

Early diagnosis and treatment of giant cell arteritis (GCA) is important to prevent blindness in
one or both eyes. 1 Occult giant cell arteritis, now a well-established entity, is defined as …

A72-year-old woman presented to the emergency room with a 2-month history of fatigue,
temporal headaches, and left eye vision loss. Ophthalmological examination revealed a …

Introduction: Giant cell arteritis is a granulomatous arteritis that often presents to
ophthalmology. Methods: Case report. Results: A 69-year-old female presented with …

Background: Giant cell arteritis is a common cause of severe visual loss in older individuals.
Patients often present to the ophthalmologist having already lost vision in one eye. Detection …

Discussion Common ophthalmologic presentations include anterior ischemic optic
neuropathy or choroidal ischemia when short posterior ciliary arteries are involved, and …

Cotton wool spots (CWSs) are a known clinical finding in giant cell arteritis (GCA) when it
presents with visual loss secondary to arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy. To our …

GIANT CELL arteritis (GCA) is a sys-temic, necrotizing vasculitis affecting medium-to
largesized arteries. The most frequently involved arteries are the superficial temporal …

Discussion The diagnosis of giant cell arteritis (also known as temporal arteritis) was not
initially considered in our patient because it was not a classic presentation. Classic features …

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