Giant Cell Arteritis

Corey W. Waldman; Steven D. Waldman; Reid A. Waldman

doi:10.1016/j.mcna.2012.12.006

Giant Cell Arteritis

Corey W. Waldman, Steven D. Waldman, Reid A. Waldman

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Abstract

Giant cell arteritis is one of the most serious medical emergencies encountered in the practice of ophthalmology because it may result in loss of vision in one or both eyes. This vision loss is preventable if patients are diagnosed early and treated immediately with high doses of corticosteroids.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	329-335
Number of pages	7
Journal	Medical Clinics of North America
Volume	97
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mcna.2012.12.006
State	Published - Mar 2013
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Arteritis
Artery
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
Giant cell

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General Medicine

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