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Age and Ageing 2005 34(1):85-86; doi:10.1093/ageing/afh227
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Age and Ageing Vol. 34 No. 1 © British Geriatrics Society 2005; all rights reserved

Case Report

Giant cell arteritis presenting as peri-orbital ecchymosis

Swapna Fernandez and Vedamurthy Adhiyaman

Department of Geriatric Medicine, Glan Clwyd District Hospital, Rhyl, Denbighshire LL18 5UJ, UK

Address correspondence to: V. Adhiyaman. Fax: (+44) 1745 534441. Email: adhiyaman{at}yahoo.co.uk

Neuro-ophthalmic manifestations are common in giant cell arteritis (GCA) and sometimes may be the only presenting feature. Clinicians should be aware of typical and atypical features of GCA in order to intervene in time before permanent damage occurs.

Keywords: giant cell arteritis, peri-orbital ecchymosis, elderly

Received July 30, 2004; accepted in revised form August 11, 2004.


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