Finelli P F
Department of Neurology, Hartford Hospital, and University of Connecticut Health Center, 06102, USA.
Am J Ophthalmol. 1997 Jun;123(6):850-1. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(14)71143-2.
To describe a patient with alternating amaurosis fugax and the importance of this condition in diagnosing temporal arteritis.
Case report of a 77-year-old man who had numerous episodes of transient alternating loss of vision for several days.
Temporal artery biopsy showed vasculitis with a giant cell component.
Alternating amaurosis fugax in an elderly patient suggests arteritis rather than atheromatous disease, and temporal artery biopsy should be considered.
