In the Thick of It

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Identifier walsh_1996_s2_c2
Title In the Thick of It
Creator Richard M. Rubin, MD; Steve Feldon, MD; Stebbins Chandor, MD; Narsing Rao, MD
Affiliation (RMR) (SF) (SC) (NR) Doheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles, CA
Subject Exophthalmos; Giant Cell Arteritis; Vasculitis, Central Nervous System
History A 70-year old male with right eye injection and followed by the onset of severe right retro-orbital headaches and scalp tenderness.
Pathology Granulomatous angiitis
Disease/Diagnosis Orbital giant cell arteritis presenting with progressive visual loss and exophthalmos
Clinical VA: 20/200 OD, 202/20 OS
Presenting Symptom Right retro-orbital headache; Progressive loss of vision OD; Right orbital inflammation
Neuroimaging MRI
Treatment Glucorticoids; Surgery; Anti-bacterial agents
Date 1996
References Attached
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 22nd Annual North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Meeting, Frank B. Walsh Session CD-ROM
Relation is Part of Case presented at the NANOS 1996 Walsh Session, February 10-11
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/s66h4m5r
Setname ehsl_novel_fbw
ID 177941
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s66h4m5r
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