Temporal arteritis presenting with scalp ulceration
We report the case of a 75-year-old-woman who presented with bilateral scalp ulcerations and blindness, accompanied by severe headache and scalp tenderness, due to bilateral temporal arteritis without systemic involvement. A biopsy taken from the border of an ulceration showed evidence of giant cell...
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| Format: | article |
| Language: | eng |
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2008
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.4/366 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:rihuc.huc.min-saude.pt:10400.4/366 |