title: Can lightning strike twice?
abstract: A 73-year-old woman presented with a 2-day history of decreased vision in here right eye. The patient had a history of giant cell arteritis successfully treated 5 years previous to this presentation. She had been off corticosteroids for 3 years. A repeat temporal artery biopsy was positive.
authors.affiliation: Neuro-ophthalmology Service, Wills Eye Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19106, USA.
authors.forename: Edlira
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bendo
authors.forename: Molly
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gilbert
authors.forename: Rod
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Foroozan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D018917:Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012008:Recurrence; D013699:Temporal Arteries / Q000473:pathology*; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D058609:Visual Field Tests; D014794:Visual Fields
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011241:Prednisone