| Title |
Renal causes of elevated sedimentation rate in suspected temporal arteritis. |
| Creator |
Gruener, G.; Merchut, M.P. |
| Affiliation |
Department of Neurology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois 60153. |
| Abstract |
The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) is a frequently used but nonspecific indicator of inflammation or infection. Clinicians often check an ESR in patients with symptoms of headache, facial or jaw pain, and visual loss, as an aid in the diagnosis of temporal arteritis. We present two patients with these complaints, who did not have temporal arteritis, nor any other inflammatory condition or infection, but had ESRs near or above 100 mm/h, leading to diagnostic confusion. An occult nephrotic syndrome, with or without renal insufficiency, can cause such a highly elevated ESR, and was discovered in these patients. |
| Subject |
Acute Disease; Blood Sedimentation; Female; Giant Cell Arteritis; Humans; Middle Older people; Nephrotic Syndrome |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Publication Type |
Journal Article |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/jno/ |
| Publisher |
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management |
© North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_jno |
| ID |
226129 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6545tqp/226129 |
