Jensen E C
H:S Frederiksberg Hospital, apopleksiklinikken.
Ugeskr Laeger. 2000 May 22;162(21):3052-3.
Giant cell arteritis occurs most commonly in elderly individuals. The lesion is usually restricted to major arteries. Other arteries can be involved e.g. posterior ciliar artery, which is an important complication, because of the risk of blindness. It is commonly accepted, that blindness will not occur after corticosteroid has been initiated. In this article however, a patient is described who became blind on both eyes in spite of initially moderate doses of corticosteroid.
巨细胞动脉炎最常发生于老年人。病变通常局限于大动脉。其他动脉也可能受累，例如睫状后动脉，这是一种重要的并发症，因为存在失明风险。人们普遍认为，在开始使用皮质类固醇后不会发生失明。然而，在本文中，描述了一名患者，尽管最初使用了中等剂量的皮质类固醇，但其双眼仍失明。
