Third cranial nerve palsy (ptosis, diplopia) accompanied by orbital swelling: case report of unusual clinical presentation of giant cell arteritis associated with polymyalgia rheumatica

Third cranial nerve palsy (ptosis, diplopia) accompanied by orbital swelling: case report of unusual clinical presentation of giant cell arteritis associated with polymyalgia rheumatica

<p>Introduction<br />Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common systemic vasculitis in older individuals, characterized by granulomatosus inflammation of the wall of large and medium-sized arteries. The wide spectrum of arterial sites involved leads to ischemia of different organs res...

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Main Authors: Prassede Bravi, Patricia Tolaini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2012-12-01
Series:Italian Journal of Medicine
Subjects:
Giant cell arteritis
Third nerve palsy
Orbital disease
Online Access:http://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/43

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