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  • Title: Alternating amaurosis fugax and temporal arteritis.
    Author: Finelli PF.
    Journal: Am J Ophthalmol; 1997 Jun; 123(6):850-1. PubMed ID: 9535638.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: To describe a patient with alternating amaurosis fugax and the importance of this condition in diagnosing temporal arteritis. METHODS: Case report of a 77-year-old man who had numerous episodes of transient alternating loss of vision for several days. RESULTS: Temporal artery biopsy showed vasculitis with a giant cell component. CONCLUSIONS: Alternating amaurosis fugax in an elderly patient suggests arteritis rather than atheromatous disease, and temporal artery biopsy should be considered.
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