title: Occult giant cell arteritis and steroid therapy: how urgent is urgent?
abstract: We report two cases of sudden loss of vision in the second eye, within few hours of loss of vision in the first, in association with occult giant cell arteritis. Both cases presented with bilateral disc edema. The importance of starting steroid therapy to prevent sight or life threatening complications, as soon as a diagnosis is suspected is emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Wolverhampton and Midland Counties Eye Infirmary, West Midlands, UK. drarijitmitra@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Arijit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mitra
authors.forename: Randhir
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chavan
authors.forename: Manish
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gunda
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D013256:Steroids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D013256:Steroids