| Temporal arteritis with scalp ulceration and blindness. | |
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PMID: 20500541 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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Temporal arteritis or giant cell arteritis is a systemic granulomatous vasculitis of medium and large-sized arteries, most frequently involving the temporal artery. It presents with headache, fever, elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate and anemia. If untreated, complications like ischemic optic neuritis may even lead to blindness. Although very rare, scalp necrosis and ulcerations are the most common dermatologic findings. An 85-year-old woman presented with a two-month history of bilateral scalp ulcerations, followed by permanent loss of vision in the left eye due to the delay in diagnosing temporal arteritis. |
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Spyridon Gkalpakiotis; Petr Arenberger; Josef Sach; Monika Arenbergerova |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft = Journal of the German Society of Dermatology : JDDG Volume: 9 ISSN: 1610-0387 ISO Abbreviation: J Dtsch Dermatol Ges Publication Date: 2011 Jan |
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Created Date: 2010-12-20 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101164708 Medline TA: J Dtsch Dermatol Ges Country: Germany |
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Languages: eng; ger Pagination: 50-2 Citation Subset: IM |
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© The Authors • Journal compilation © Blackwell Verlag GmbH, Berlin. |
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Department of Dermatovenereology, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. spyros@centrum.cz |
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