Ocular involvement in giant cell arteritis.
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a systemic disease with a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations. Severe visual loss is the most frequent serious complication. This article reviews current ideas about GCA and in particular its ocular manifestations.
Barnsley District General Hospital/Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield/University of Sheffield.
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D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones