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Bing-Neel Syndrome: An Unknown GCA Mimicker.
Case Rep Rheumatol
August 2024
Albany Medical Center Department of Rheumatology, Albany, USA.
Article Synopsis
- - Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a type of blood vessel inflammation that can affect the arteries in the head, and while temporal artery biopsy is the main diagnostic method, it's not very reliable with a sensitivity of only 47%.
- - The case study discusses a 77-year-old female with vision loss and a diagnosis of GCA, who also had a rare condition called Bing-Neel Syndrome (BNS), which is linked to Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia (WM).
- - After initial treatment with steroids for her eye issues, further tests showed she had WM, prompting appropriate treatment that eventually stabilized her symptoms.