Hiding and Out of Sight

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Identifier walsh_2015_s2_c4-2
Title Hiding and Out of Sight
Creator Michael L. Morgan
Subject Giant Cell Arteritis; Infection; Temporal Artery Biopsy
History A 75-year-old white woman presented with a history of biopsy-proven giant cell arteritis (GCA)presented with recurrence of severe left sided headaches and left global ophthalmoparesis for 4 days.GCA had been diagnosed 4 months prior by biopsy. Left eye vision loss occurred when an outsidephysician tapered corticosteroid therapy 5 weeks into her illness. MRI 5 weeks into her illness showedenhancement of the left orbital apex, adjacent temporal dura and neighboring cavernous sinus. Duralbiopsy at that time was normal, and a second temporal artery biopsy performed then confirmed GCA.Examination was remarkable for left eye vision loss to no light perception with an amaurotic pupil andglobal left ophthalmoparesis including ptosis and pupil involvement with a normal fundus. Repeat MRIshowed progression of the prior lesions. A diagnostic procedure was performed.
Date 2015-02-22
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 2015 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting
Relation is Part of NANOS Annual Meeting Frank B. Walsh Sessions; 2015
Collection Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu
Publisher Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Holding Institution North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association. NANOS Executive Office 5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416
Rights Management Copyright 2013. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s6516vts
Contributor Primary Lynn K. Gordon
Contributor Secondary Guy V. Jirawuthiworavong
Setname ehsl_novel_fbw
ID 179297
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6516vts
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