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ArticleReumatologia2026

Posterior ischemic optic neuropathy as the main manifestation of giant cell arteritis: a case-based literature review.

Nina Barankiewicz-Tyc, Norbert Wąsik, Przemysław Majewski, Karolina Kania, Jakub Moskal, Alicja Kalinowska

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Nina Barankiewicz-TycDepartment of Clinical Neuroimmunology, Institute of Neurological Disorders, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1835-1180
Norbert WąsikDepartment of Neurosurgery and Neurotraumatology, Institute of Neurological Disorders, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4588-7787
Przemysław MajewskiDepartment of Clinical Pathomorphology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland.
Karolina KaniaDepartment of Clinical Neuroimmunology, Institute of Neurological Disorders, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland.
Jakub MoskalDepartment of Neurosurgery and Neurotraumatology, Institute of Neurological Disorders, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland.
Alicja KalinowskaDepartment of Clinical Neuroimmunology, Institute of Neurological Disorders, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0618-1637

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Abstract

This case-based literature review aims to challenge a common misconception that elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, halo sign on temporal artery ultrasound, and arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy are essential to make a diagnosis of giant cell arteritis (GCA). Here, we present a case of a 70-year-old woman with a biopsy-proven GCA who met the 2022 American College of Rheumatology/European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology Classification Criteria for Giant Cell Arteritis. On admission she complained of left temporal headache, left scalp tenderness, constitutional symptoms and visual disturbances in her left eye that was diagnosed as posterior ischemic optic neuropathy. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate and CRP levels were within normal limits, and the patient had no halo sign on the temporal artery ultrasound. It is crucial to carefully evaluate visual disturbances in elderly patients, since missing a diagnosis of GCA can have catastrophic consequences, such as bilateral blindness, aortic dissection, stroke, or myocardial infarction.

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