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*Temporal arteritis was first discovered by Hutchison, in 1890. | *Temporal arteritis was first discovered by Hutchison, in 1890. | ||
*Temporal arteritis was described by Horton et al, in 1932. | *Temporal arteritis was described by Horton et al, in 1932. | ||
==Landmark Events in the Development of Treatment Strategies== | ==Landmark Events in the Development of Treatment Strategies== | ||
*In | *In 1957, steroid therapy was developed by Birkhead et al to treat temporal arteritis.Birkhead first described the use of steroids to prevent progression to blindness<ref name="pmid13405740">{{cite journal| author=BIRKHEAD NC, WAGENER HP, SHICK RM| title=Treatment of temporal arteritis with adrenal corticosteroids; results in fifty-five cases in which lesion was proved at biopsy. | journal=J Am Med Assoc | year= 1957 | volume= 163 | issue= 10 | pages= 821-7 | pmid=13405740 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=13405740 }} </ref>. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Overview
The disease was first described in 1890 by Hutchinson. The histopathology of the disorder was first described in 1932 by Horton. Visual loss was first reported by Jennings in 1938. Birkhead first described the use of steroids to prevent progression to blindness.
Historical Perspective
Discovery
- Temporal arteritis was first discovered by Hutchison, in 1890.
- Temporal arteritis was described by Horton et al, in 1932.
Landmark Events in the Development of Treatment Strategies
- In 1957, steroid therapy was developed by Birkhead et al to treat temporal arteritis.Birkhead first described the use of steroids to prevent progression to blindness[1].
References
- ↑ BIRKHEAD NC, WAGENER HP, SHICK RM (1957). "Treatment of temporal arteritis with adrenal corticosteroids; results in fifty-five cases in which lesion was proved at biopsy". J Am Med Assoc. 163 (10): 821–7. PMID 13405740.