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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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor principal: Monteiro, C (author)
Outros Autores: Fernandes, B (author), Reis, JP (author), Freitas, J (author), Figueiredo, A (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2008
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.4/366
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:rihuc.huc.min-saude.pt:10400.4/366