Recovery of vision in a 47-year-old man with fulminant giant cell arteritis.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Giant cell arteritis is a systemic necrotizing vasculitis that often causes profound and irreversible visual loss in elderly individuals. We describe a 47-year-old man with fulminant giant cell arteritis whose clinical picture included severe visual loss and several unusual or previously unreported findings. Aggressive treatment with intravenous corticosteroids resulted in a dramatic improvement in the patient's vision. Although no firm conclusions can be drawn from the outcome in a single case, we believe that, in some patients with arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy, aggressive treatment with intravenous corticosteroids may be associated with a better visual prognosis than treatment by the oral route.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Postel, EA; Pollock, SC
Published Date
- December 1993
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 13 / 4
Start / End Page
- 262 - 270
PubMed ID
- 8113439
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0272-846X
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States