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Published in: Clinical Neuroradiology 4/2015

01-12-2015 | Correspondence

Inflammatory Pseudo-tumour Orbitae (PTO): An Atypical Manifestation of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)

Authors: M. Hittinger, MD, A. Berlis, PhD, K. Pfadenhauer, MD

Published in: Clinical Neuroradiology | Issue 4/2015

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Giant cell arteritis (GCA) commonly involves the orbital arteries [10]. However, pseudo-tumour orbitae (PTO), defined as non-infectious orbital inflammation of unknown origin, is an uncommon presentation of this disease. Thus far, only few reports have been published in the literature [5]. Hence, the present case aims to encourage physicians to integrate GCA in the differential diagnosis of PTO because this disease requires immediate therapy due to the risk of blindness [6]. …
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Metadata
Title
Inflammatory Pseudo-tumour Orbitae (PTO): An Atypical Manifestation of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
Authors
M. Hittinger, MD
A. Berlis, PhD
K. Pfadenhauer, MD
Publication date
01-12-2015
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Clinical Neuroradiology / Issue 4/2015
Print ISSN: 1869-1439
Electronic ISSN: 1869-1447
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00062-014-0346-y

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