Rheumatology, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
Pathology, Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK.
BMJ Case Rep. 2023 May 23;16(5):e253484. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2022-253484.
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) usually presents with headache, scalp tenderness and raised inflammatory markers. GCA presenting with a clinically evident cranial nerve palsy is rare and may result in a delayed or missed diagnosis if not suspected. We present the rare case of a woman in her 70s with histologically confirmed GCA presenting with a unilateral sixth nerve palsy, which responded to treatment with high-dose oral prednisolone.
巨细胞动脉炎(GCA)通常表现为头痛、头皮触痛和炎症标志物升高。以明显颅神经麻痹为表现的 GCA 较为罕见,如果不怀疑该病,可能会导致诊断延迟或漏诊。我们报告了一例罕见的 70 多岁女性病例,经组织学证实为 GCA 伴单侧第六神经麻痹,经大剂量口服泼尼松龙治疗后有效。