Orbital apex syndrome on initial presentation of giant cell arteritis: a case report and review of the literature

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
S Tsuzuki ◽  
H Tsuchiya ◽  
H Shoda ◽  
K Fujio
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Giant Cell Arteritis ◽  
Giant Cell ◽  
Initial Presentation ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Orbital Apex ◽  
Orbital Apex Syndrome

Giant cell arteritis with normal inflammatory markers: case report and review of the literature

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (10) ◽  
pp. 3115-3125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrícia Martins ◽  
Vítor Teixeira ◽  
Filipa Jorge Teixeira ◽  
Mário Canastro ◽  
Ana Palha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Giant Cell Arteritis ◽  
Giant Cell ◽  
Inflammatory Markers ◽  
Review Of The Literature

scholarly journals Orbital Aspergillosis Mimicking Giant Cell Arteritis

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 262-270
Author(s):  
Mae-Lynn Catherine Bastion ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Giant Cell Arteritis ◽  
Giant Cell ◽  
Optic Neuropathy ◽  
Elderly Person ◽  
Orbital Apex ◽  
Orbital Apex Syndrome ◽  
Asian Populations ◽  
Intravenous Corticosteroid ◽  
Threatening Condition ◽  
Life Threatening

Orbital aspergillosis is a very rare, debilitating disease which can present solely with painful optic neuropathy and mimic giant cell arteritis in an elderly person. We report a case of orbital aspergillosis in a 65-year-old Malay man who presented with unilateral gradual blurring of vision and ipsilateral headache. Our initial working diagnosis was giant cell arteritis. Unfortunately, patient’s condition worsened with intravenous corticosteroid and developed into orbital apex syndrome. Imaging and biopsy results showed evidence of orbital aspergillosis. Patient lost his eyesight due to the wrong initial working diagnosis. This report is to emphasize that although giant cell arteritis is also a sight and life-threatening condition, it is rare among Asian populations. We need to take into account the epidemiology of the disease and look into any other differential diagnoses when the presentation is atypical.

Multiple cranial nerve palsies in giant cell arteritis and response to cyclophosphamide: a case report and review of the literature

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 773-776 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina Fytili ◽  
Vassiliki Kalliopi Bournia ◽  
Chryssa Korkou ◽  
Georgios Pentazos ◽  
Alexander Kokkinos
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Giant Cell Arteritis ◽  
Giant Cell ◽  
Cranial Nerve ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Cranial Nerve Palsies ◽  
Multiple Cranial Nerve
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