Too Young to Undergo Temporal Artery Biopsy? Calciphylaxis-Related Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy

S Farooqui; Asy Chan; J F Cullen; D Milea

doi:10.1080/01658107.2018.1493739

Too Young to Undergo Temporal Artery Biopsy? Calciphylaxis-Related Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy

Neuroophthalmology. 2018 Jul 20;43(4):252-255. doi: 10.1080/01658107.2018.1493739. eCollection 2019 Aug.

Authors

S Farooqui¹, Asy Chan^{1

2

3}, J F Cullen¹, D Milea^{1

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Ophthalmology Department, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore.
² Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore.
³ Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore.

Abstract

A 39-year-old male patient with end-stage renal failure presented with unexplained isolated unilateral anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, high sedimentation rate, and high CRP. Despite the relatively young age of the patient, an ipsilateral temporal artery biopsy was performed, disclosing calciphylaxis, a highly morbid condition associated with end-stage renal failure, which requires urgent, specific management.

Keywords: Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy; calciphylaxis; optic neuropathy; renal failure; temporal artery biopsy; young.

Publication types

Case Reports