Giant Cell Arteritis Manifested By Bilateral Arteritic Anterior Ishchemic Optic Neuropathy and Jaw Pain: A Visually Devastating Condition
Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) is a systemic vasculitis of unknown etiology affecting medium and large calibre vessels by granulomatous panarteritis with the formation of giant multinucleate cell granulomas. Vision is affected in 25-50% of GCA patients. Affection of vision may be the first GCAsympt...
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Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University
2015-10-01
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| Series: | Journal of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University |
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| Online Access: | http://jkimsu.com/jkimsu-vol4no4/JKIMSU,%20Vol.%204,%20No.%204,%20Oct-Dec%202015%20Page%20139-145.pdf |