Journal of Clinical Case Reports

Rafael Grau

Publications

• Case Report
  A Case of Temporal Artery Dissection in a Patient with Giant Cell Arteritis
  Author(s): Shubha Kollampare, Wendy Mackerricher, Dominick Sudano, Rafael Grau and Jeffrey LisseShubha Kollampare, Wendy Mackerricher, Dominick Sudano, Rafael Grau and Jeffrey Lisse
  
  Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a chronic vasculitis involving medium and large sized arteries. A 73-year-old male presented with right eye visual loss and jaw claudication associated with photosensitivity, supraorbital and retrobulbar pain. Evaluation demonstrated bitemporal tenderness, elevated ESR, CRP, leukocytosis and positive PANCA. Stranding and abnormal enhancement of right retrobulbar fat along the optic nerve sheath complexes was noted on MRI. Emergent biopsy of right temporal artery showed giant cell infiltration, disruption of internal elastic lamina with medial dissection. Despite steroid therapy, blurry vision in the left eye progressed to blindness. Tocilizumab infusion was initiated without much improvement. Interleukin 6 levels correlate with disease activity and severity in GCA. Glucocorticoids reduce inflammation by decreasing IL-6; however in refractory cases, the us.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7920.1000723

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