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A 75 year old woman with 4 episodes of "absence of vision"
Digital Journal of Ophthalmology 2002
Volume 8, Number 5
June 1, 2002
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Joseph Rizzo, M.D. | Harvard Medical School, Boston MA
Nicoletta Fynn-Thompson, M.D. | Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston MA
HISTORY
EXAMINATION
ANCILLARY TESTING
DIAGNOSIS AND DISCUSSION
REFERENCES
Ancillary Testing
Pathology
Blood work:
ESR 89
CRP 3.8 (0.0-0.5)
WBC 11. 1, Hct 32.8, Plt 528 (130-400)
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Figure 3
Histology demonstrates chronic vascultitis characterized by granulomatous and epitheliod inflammation in the media and adventitia.