Shinbashi Meagan, Hakim Summer, Mechel Elzbieta, Mehta Mitul C, Crow Robert W
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine Richmond Virginia USA.
Gavin Herbert Eye Institute University of California Irvine California USA.
Clin Case Rep. 2023 Aug 6;11(8):e7775. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.7775. eCollection 2023 Aug.
Prompt diagnosis and treatment of GCA are crucial to preserve vision. Because of this, new-onset ptosis or diplopia in elderly patients should warrant consideration of GCA, even in the absence of "classic" features, systemic symptoms or elevated inflammatory markers.
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a vision-threatening, ophthalmic emergency that classically presents with new-onset headaches, scalp tenderness, systemic symptoms, visual disturbances, and elevated inflammatory markers. We describe an atypical presentation of GCA in an 87-year-old patient with fatigable ptosis and diplopia, with subsequent anterior ischemic optic neuropathy and choroidal infarction.
及时诊断和治疗巨细胞动脉炎(GCA)对于保护视力至关重要。因此,老年患者出现新发上睑下垂或复视时,即使没有“典型”特征、全身症状或炎症标志物升高,也应考虑GCA。
巨细胞动脉炎(GCA)是一种威胁视力的眼科急症,典型表现为新发头痛、头皮压痛、全身症状、视觉障碍和炎症标志物升高。我们描述了一名87岁患者GCA的非典型表现,该患者出现易疲劳性上睑下垂和复视,随后发生前部缺血性视神经病变和脉络膜梗死。