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Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmología
Print version ISSN 0365-6691
Abstract
ASENSIO SANCHEZ, VM; PEGALAJAR MAESO, M; RODRIGUEZ BRAVO, I and CARRASCO, E. Cotton-wool spots as the first manifestation of giant cell arteriris: two cases. Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol [online]. 2004, vol.79, n.9, pp.449-452. ISSN 0365-6691.
Purpose/Method: The present study shows two patients with giant cell arteritis. Both patients showed single isolated cotton-wool spots as the only clinical manifestation. Results/Conclusion: Single cotton-wool spots can be an early ophthalmoscopic finding in giant cell arteritis and can precede an important visual loss.
Keywords : Cotton-wool spot; giant cell arteritis.