Concurrent diagnosis of giant cell arteritis and chronic lymphocytic leukemia in a temporal artery biopsy

Can J Ophthalmol. 2017 Jun;52(3):e115-e117. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2016.11.011. Epub 2017 Jan 12.

Authors

Danah Albreiki¹, Mišo Gostimir², Vivek Patel³, James Farmer⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont. Electronic address: dalbreiki@toh.on.ca.
² University of Ottawa, Faculty of Medicine, Ottawa, Ont.
³ USC Eye Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif.
⁴ Department of Ophthalmology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.

PMID: 28576222
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2016.11.011

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Biopsy / methods*
Giant Cell Arteritis / complications
Giant Cell Arteritis / diagnosis*
Humans
Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / complications
Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / diagnosis*
Male
Temporal Arteries / pathology*