[Temporal arteritis with hypotension syndrome and necrosis of the scalp].
An 80-year-old male patient with histologically confirmed temporal arteritis presented with two very rare complications: ocular hypotony and bilateral scalp necrosis. The intraocular pressure gradually normalized on high-dose cortisone therapy. Scalp necrosis was surgically removed and covered with a split-skin graft with good incorporation of the transplant. Scalp necrosis as well as ocular hypotony are serious complications of temporal arteritis, indicating a poor prognosis. To date three similar cases have been reported in the literature.
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002386:Cataract / Q000473:pathology; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004727:Endothelium / Q000473:pathology; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D012535:Scalp / Q000473:pathology*; D013699:Temporal Arteries / Q000473:pathology; D014792:Visual Acuity
Arteriitis temporalis mit Hypotonie-Syndrom und Kopfschwartennekrose.