Presentatıon of a Temporal Artery Case with One Eye

Volume 1 - Issue 5

Mehmet Tayfur¹, Gamze MADEN¹*, Şeyma Gülcenur ÖZTURAN¹, Dilan YILDIZ¹, Burak ERDEN¹, Mehmet Egemen KARATA޲ and Mustafa Nuri ELÇİOĞLU¹

Received: September 25, 2018;   Published: October 01, 2018

DOI: 10.32474/TOOAJ.2018.01.000124

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Abstract

Temporal arteritis or giant cell arteritis(GCA), is a frequently seen systemic inflammatory vasculitis, affecting elderly people. Early treatment is very important to reduce the risk of future vision loss. In this report, we presented arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AAION) in a late-diagnosed temporal arteritis. Interestingly, despite late diagnosis prompt improvement was seen and total blindness, the most worrisome complication of temporal arteritis, was prevented with urgent treatment. In this case report, we presented urgent treatment of the patient with AAION who is blind in one eye due to complicated cataract surgery. We reported the importance of prompt treatment and approach to patients who has already diagnosed with temporal arteritis.

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