new_n_lost
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A 65-year-old woman has a one month history of malaise, weight loss, right sided pain around the eye and headaches. She has also noticed intermittent diplopia.
Five years previously she had a mastectomy for carcinoma of the breast. On examination, temperature was 37.5°C; there was tenderness of the scalp on the right forehead and temple, and some minor weakness of abduction of the right eye. ESR =55mm/hour.
What is the most likely diagnosis?
1) Thyroid eye disease
2) Frontal sinusitis
3) Giant cell arteritis
4) Meningeal metastatic disease
5) Posterior communicating artery aneurysm
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| rock
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3-giant cell arteritis?
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| mms
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3) ?
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| keepgoing
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hard?...its GCA sure!
Edited by keepgoing on 04/09/07 - 12:51 PM
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| jole
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| new_n_lost
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| rock
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is the answer 4 NNL ? just making sure(now i am wondering why i did not think of this because they gave a pointer in the quesiton by giving past history of breast cancer)
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| new_n_lost
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its GCA buddy
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 so the old adage holds true...dont change your first answer unless yu are absolutely certain the second time.
thanks for the confirmation NNL.
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