Logo American Journal of Case Reports

Call: 1.631.629.4328
Mon-Fri 10 am - 2 pm EST

Contact Us

Logo American Journal of Case Reports Logo American Journal of Case Reports Logo American Journal of Case Reports

17 December 2007

Temporal arteritis in Nigeria – case for diagnosis three case reports

Joseph Momodu Waziri-Erameh, Afekhide Ernest Omoti, Chinyere Nnenne Pedro-Egbe

Case Rep Clin Pract Rev 2007; 8:345-348 :: ID: 628119

Abstract

Background: Temporal Arteritis has Low diagnosis and or under reporting in blacks including Nigerians. This is contributed to by the wide variety of presenting symptoms; known poor expression of symptoms by patients; low acceptance of temporal artery biopsy and lack of newer sophisticated investigative and diagnostic tools. The cases in this report which were seen over an 8 year period were as a result of clinical suspicion, positive ESR investigation and satisfactory response to systemic steroid medication.
Case Report: The patients of this case reports were seen over an 8 year period at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital Benin City, Nigeria. The fi rst patient was a female with headache worse on the left side radiating to the left eye. The second patient was a retired female school teacher with myalgia, headaches and poor vision. The third patient was a female with poor vision tearing and headache. All three patients had elevated ESR, headaches, responded well to systemic steroid medication and were all above 60 years of age.
Conclusions: Temporal arteritis we believe is not too uncommon in Nigerians including Africans. It is a problem of under diagnosis and or misdiagnosis due to similar symptoms with common conditions such as malaria, non availability of sophisticated diagnostic tools, wide spread self medication and poor expression of symptoms by many affl icted patients.

Keywords: Temporal Arteritis, headaches, low diagnosis

Add Comment 0 Comments

0

In Press

12 Feb 2024 : Case report  Germany

Diagnostic Challenges and Imaging Considerations for Intraparotid Facial Nerve Schwannoma: A Case Report an...

Am J Case Rep In Press; DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.942870  

0:00

12 Feb 2024 : Case report  USA

Erdheim-Chester Disease Occult on Radiographs and CT but Visible on MRI and PET

Am J Case Rep In Press; DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.941169  

0:00

12 Feb 2024 : Case report  USA

Surgical Treatment of Spontaneous Superficial Temporal Artery Arteriovenous Malformation: A Case Report

Am J Case Rep In Press; DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.942839  

13 Feb 2024 : Case report  Bahrain

Warfarin Woes: A Rare Case of Hemoperitoneum with Intramural Small Bowel Hematoma

Am J Case Rep In Press; DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.943519  

Most Viewed Current Articles

10 Jan 2022 : Case report  Germany

A Report on the First 7 Sequential Patients Treated Within the C-Reactive Protein Apheresis in COVID (CACOV...

DOI :10.12659/AJCR.935263

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e935263

19 Jul 2022 : Case report  Saudi Arabia

Atlantoaxial Subluxation Secondary to SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Rare Orthopedic Complication from COVID-19

DOI :10.12659/AJCR.936128

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e936128

05 Mar 2022 : Case report  Brazil

Acute Limb Ischemia After Self-Injection of Crushed Morphine Tablets into the Radial Artery: Role of Infrar...

DOI :10.12659/AJCR.935336

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e935336

02 Apr 2022 : Case report  Saudi Arabia

Infective Endocarditis Caused by Pseudomonas luteola in a Pediatric Patient. A Case Report and Review of Li...

DOI :10.12659/AJCR.935743

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e935743

Your Privacy

We use cookies to ensure the functionality of our website, to personalize content and advertising, to provide social media features, and to analyze our traffic. If you allow us to do so, we also inform our social media, advertising and analysis partners about your use of our website, You can decise for yourself which categories you you want to deny or allow. Please note that based on your settings not all functionalities of the site are available. View our privacy policy.

American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923