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

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Abbreviations

AION:

Anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy

CCDS:

Colour-coded duplex sonography

CRP:

C-reactive protein

CT:

Computed tomography

CWDS:

Continuous-wave Doppler sonography

ESR:

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate

GCA:

Giant cell arteritis

MRI:

Magnetic resonance imaging

OS:

Left eye

PION:

Posterior ischaemic optic neuropathy

PTO:

Pseudo-tumour orbitae

sc:

Without correction

TAB:

Temporal artery biopsy

TIA:

Transient ischaemic attack

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The authors thank Thomas Witton-Davies (Department of Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Neuroradiology, Klinikum München-Harlaching) for reading the manuscript and Yilmaz Koeroglu (Department of Ophthalmology, Augsburg Hospital) for providing his clinical expertise.

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  1. Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, Augsburg Hospital, Stenglinstraße 2, 86156, Augsburg, Germany

    M. Hittinger MD & A. Berlis PhD

  2. Department of Neurology, Augsburg Hospital, Stenglinstraße 2, 86156, Augsburg, Germany

    K. Pfadenhauer MD

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Hittinger, M., Berlis, A. & Pfadenhauer, K. Inflammatory Pseudo-tumour Orbitae (PTO): An Atypical Manifestation of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). Clin Neuroradiol 25, 411–414 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00062-014-0346-y

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