The prednisolone dose was quadrupled. The biopsy of the right temporal artery 2 days later was positive, so the oral prednisolone was increased to 40 mg per day.

Dear Dr. Roach • My wife went blind in her left eye suddenly last October, and a biopsy showed temporal arteritis. She was started on high-dose prednisone, and after four ...

- If temporal arteritis is suspected, urgent treatment should be started with prednisolone 40-60mg daily to prevent visual loss. 3,4 - If there are no contraindications, low dose aspirin 75mg/day ...

Find out about temporal arteritis: symptoms, causes, and how to manage it. Skip to main content . Home ; Conditions . ... As it does, your doctor will lower the dose of your medicine.

The temporal arteries are tender and swollen bilaterally. She cannot elevate her shoulders above her head, because of stiffness and pain. Her GP suspects a diagnosis of giant cell arteritis (GCA), ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My wife went blind in her left eye suddenly last October, and a biopsy showed temporal arteritis. She was started on high-dose prednisone, and after four weeks ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. DEAR DR. ROACH: I was diagnosed in March 2015 with giant cell arteritis ...

Patients with biopsy-proven temporal arteritis and less than 2 weeks of high-dose corticosteroid treatment (prednisone > 10 mg/d or equivalent) were enrolled. Exclusion criteria included liver disease ...

The dose of her oral prednisolone therapy was increased, ... The diagnosis and management of temporal arteritis, Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 103, 5, (572-582), ...

Prednisolone combined with adjunctive immunosuppression is not superior to prednisolone alone in terms of efficacy and safety in giant cell arteritis: meta-analysis. Clin Rheumatol 2014;33:227-236 ...

I am on a low dose. I've tried to wean off it, but the pain returns. To my surprise, my sister has been told she has the same condition and is awaiting a biopsy report for possible temporal arteritis.