Temporal arteritis causing admission to hospital in Auckland.
A restrospective eight year review of patients hospitalised with temporal arteritis in Auckland shows that the features of the disease were headache, tender swollen temporal arteries, weight loss and fever very common, and blindness occurred in a quarter of the patients with definite temporal arteritis. The importance of making the diagnosis is discussed.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009520:New Zealand; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012189:Retrospective Studies
D011241:Prednisone