A 60 year old male presents with headache, scalp tenderness, painful temples, pain on chewing & visual disturbances.. Diagnosis?
Answer: Temporal arteritis
What tests you would do to confirm the diagnosis?
Answer: Raised ESR, temporal artery biopsy
Treatment?
Answer: High dose steroids like prednisolone!
Temporal artery branch of?
Answer: ECA, the external carotid artery!
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