Refractory giant cell arteritis with spinal cord infarction

Steven L. Galetta; L. J. Balcer; A. P. Lieberman; N. A. Syed; J. M. Lee; J. C. Oberholtzer

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Refractory giant cell arteritis with spinal cord infarction

Steven L. Galetta, L. J. Balcer, A. P. Lieberman, N. A. Syed, J. M. Lee, J. C. Oberholtzer

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We report an elderly patient with aggressive steroid-refractory giant cell arteritis manifesting as myelopathy and bilateral visual loss while on treatment. Pathologically, spinal cord infarction was observed and was due to extensive necrotizing granulomatous arteritis of spinal arteries. Spinal cord damage in giant cell arteritis is rare. One prior autopsy report of spinal cord infarction in giant cell arteritis did not identify vasculitic changes in the spinal arteries.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1720-1723
Number of pages	4
Journal	Neurology
Volume	49
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.49.6.1720
State	Published - Dec 1997

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