Giant cell (temporal) arteritis in Singapore: an occult case and the rationale of treatment

Singapore Med J. 2010 Jan;51(1):73-7.

Abstract

Further observations in respect of giant cell arteritis (GCA) as encountered in a local neuro-ophthalmology service established in Singapore ten years earlier are reported. The rarely seen occult form of the disease is described along with an illustrative case report concerning an 80-year-old woman. The overall management of GCA is discussed in respect of four clinical scenarios and their treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use
  • Blindness / etiology
  • Female
  • Giant Cell Arteritis / complications*
  • Giant Cell Arteritis / diagnosis*
  • Giant Cell Arteritis / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Optic Nerve Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Optic Nerve Diseases / etiology*
  • Prednisolone / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Prednisolone