| Identifier |
walsh_2005_s4_c5 |
| Title |
Obvious Case of Giant Cell Arteritis (PowerPoint) |
| Creator |
Kevin M. Barrett, MD; Paul W. Brazin, MD; Andy Abril, MD; David Kostick, MD; David Menke, MD |
| Affiliation |
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville |
| Subject |
Amyloidosis; Nephrolithiasis; Kidney Failure, Chronic; Creatinine |
| History |
A 64-year-old male with a 6-month history of fatigue, weight loss, shoulder/hip girdle discomfort, jaw pain when chewing and episodic monocular loss of vision. Previous history significant for hypertension, prostate cancer (s/p prostatectomy), adenomatous hyperplasia (s/p thyroidectomy) and kidney calculi. |
| Pathology |
Deposits of eosinophilic, homogeneous hyaline material in the interstitial arteries and arterioles; Fat aspirate positive for amyloid. |
| Disease/Diagnosis |
Systemic amyloidosis |
| Clinical |
VA: Normal; Elevated ESR; Elevated Creatinine |
| Presenting Symptom |
Fatigue; Weight loss; Headache; Monocular loss of vision |
| Neuroimaging |
CT |
| Treatment |
Corticosteroids |
| Date |
2005-02 |
| References |
N/A |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Format Creation |
Microsoft PowerPoint |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
31st Annual North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Meeting, Frank B. Walsh Session CD-ROM |
| Relation is Part of |
NANOS Annual Meeting 2005 |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Walsh Session Annual Meeting Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/Walsh/ |
| Publisher |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management |
Copyright 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s62j6fh1 |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
| ID |
177408 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s62j6fh1 |
