Alternating amaurosis fugax and temporal arteritis.
OBJECTIVE
To describe a patient with alternating amaurosis fugax and the importance of this condition in diagnosing temporal arteritis.


METHODS
Case report of a 77-year-old man who had numerous episodes of transient alternating loss of vision for several days.


RESULTS
Temporal artery biopsy showed vasculitis with a giant cell component.


CONCLUSIONS
Alternating amaurosis fugax in an elderly patient suggests arteritis rather than atheromatous disease, and temporal artery biopsy should be considered.
Finelli
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Department of Neurology, Hartford Hospital, and University of Connecticut Health Center, 06102, USA.
D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D001766:Blindness / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013699:Temporal Arteries / Q000473:pathology
D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011241:Prednisone