| Identifier |
Choroidal_Infarction_in_Giant_Cell_Arteritis_EEC |
| Title |
Choroidal Infarction in Giant Cell Arteritis |
| Creator |
Wael A. Alsakran, MD; Andre Aung, MD; Valérie Biousse, MD |
| Affiliation |
(WAA) Neuro-ophthalmology Fellow; (AA) Neuro-ophthalmology Fellow; Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia; (VB) Cyrus H. Stoner Professor of Ophthalmology, Professor of Ophthalmology and Neurology, Departments of Ophthalmology and Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia |
| Subject |
Giant Cell Arteritis; Ancillary Testing |
| Description |
An 80-year-old Caucasian woman presented with a 10-day history of headaches, intermittent binocular diplopia, and jaw pain. Temporal artery biopsy confirmed a diagnosis of giant cell arteritis. Examination showed characteristic large area of choroidal ischemia that is well-known to be associated with GCA. The finding of choroiodal ischemia was confirmed by fluorescein angiography and indocyanine angiography ancillary testing. |
| Date |
2022 |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Format Creation |
Microsoft PowerPoint |
| Type |
Text |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: The Emory Eye Center Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/eec/ |
| Publisher |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management |
Copyright 2002. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6hhtana |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_eec |
| ID |
1931482 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6hhtana |
