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Journals / European Archives of Medical Research / 2020 / Cilt: 36 - Sayı: 2

Giant Cell Arteritis

Sunny CHI LIK AU
Simon TAK CHUEN KO
Pages
159–161
Publication Date
2022-10-12
DOI
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Ocular imaging of CRAO, histology of GCA on TAB are discussed with the interesting images.

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Objective & Hypothesis:A 76-year-old lady presented to emergency department for left eye sudden visual loss, and fundoscopy found cherry-red spot over thecentral macula with attenuated retinal vessels.
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Key Findings & Data:After the acute management ofCRAO pharmacologically, rebreathing into paper bag, and ocular massage; patient underwent hyperbaric oxygen therapy hoping to salvagethe ischemic retina while waiting for the erythrocyte sedimentation rate result.
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Conclusion & Impact:Ocular imaging of CRAO, histology of GCA on TAB are discussed with the interesting images.
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A 76-year-old lady presented to emergency department for left eye sudden visual loss, and fundoscopy found cherry-red spot over thecentral macula with attenuated retinal vessels. Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) was diagnosed. She did not complain of new onsetheadache, but mild tenderness on palpation over left temporal area with vaguely weak pulsation detected. After the acute management ofCRAO pharmacologically, rebreathing into paper bag, and ocular massage; patient underwent hyperbaric oxygen therapy hoping to salvagethe ischemic retina while waiting for the erythrocyte sedimentation rate result. Result was >100 mm/hr, and high dose oral steroid wasstarted immediately. Superficial temporal artery biopsy (TAB), performed 2 days after steroid treatment, was diagnostic of giant cell arteritis(GCA). Positron emission tomography and computerized tomography scan revealed vasculitis over thoracic aorta, left common carotid andsubclavian artery. Ocular imaging of CRAO, histology of GCA on TAB are discussed with the interesting images.

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AU, S. C. L., KO, S. T. C. (2022). Giant Cell Arteritis. European Archives of Medical Research, Cilt: 36 - Sayı: 2, 159–161. https://ajindex.com/articles/510356

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