title: A case of biopsy-negative temporal arteritis--diagnostic challenges.
abstract: A patient with systemic symptoms but no visual loss was investigated for suspected giant cell arteritis. Initial temporal artery biopsy was reported as negative; however, she returned with visual loss 2 months later, and the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis was confirmed with a subsequent biopsy. In hindsight, signs suggestive of the disease were present in the original biopsy, although the usual diagnostic features were absent.
authors.affiliation: The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital, 32 Gisborne Street, East Melbourne, Victoria, 3002, Australia.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: van der Straaten
authors.forename: Mariolyn
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rajakulenthiran
authors.forename: Penny A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: McKelvie
authors.forename: Justin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: O'Day
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D001766:Blindness / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D018917:Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic / Q000175:diagnosis; D013699:Temporal Arteries / Q000473:pathology*