Giant Cell Arteritis

被引:12
作者
Waldman, Corey W. [1 ,3 ]
Waldman, Steven D. [2 ]
Waldman, Reid A. [2 ,4 ]
机构
[1] Krieger Eye Inst Sinai, Baltimore, MD USA
[2] Univ Missouri, Sch Med, Kansas City, MO 64108 USA
[3] Sinai Hosp, Krieger Eye Inst, Baltimore, MD 21215 USA
[4] Univ Missouri, Sch Med, Free Eye Clin, Kansas City, MO 64108 USA
关键词
Giant cell; Arteritis; Artery; Erythrocyte sedimentation rate; POLYMYALGIA-RHEUMATICA; DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY;
D O I
10.1016/j.mcna.2012.12.006
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
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.
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