Klinický obraz a terapieobrovskobuněčné temporálníarteriitidy

Clinical Picture and Treatment of Giant-cell Temporal ArteritisGiant-cell temporal arteritis is an urgent condition in ophthalmology as successfultreatment depends on early diagnosis and effective therapy before the develop-ment of ophthalmological symptoms. The authors investigated on a long-termbasis five patients. In the first one complete regression of general and ocularsymptoms occurred and vision was preserved. The second patient was admittedalready with loss of vision of one eye and despite intensive treatment it did notprove posible to save vision of the second eye. The third patient developed, afterclinical recovery, a relapse which was again brought under control. In anotherpatient of relatively younger age it proved possible to arrest the progress of thedisease without loss of vision. In the last patient visual acuity improved aftertreatment.

Key words:
temporal arteritis, cephalea, atrophy of the optic nerve