Clinical summary of 35 cases of steroid-treated temporal arteritis
| Case | Length of artery (mm) | Eye involved | Age (years) | Sex | Race | ESR(mm/h) | Corticosteroid dosage (mg) | Duration of treatment (days) | Cumulative dose (mg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA, African American; Bx, ; C, Caucasian; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; F, Female; IV, intravenous; IVMP, Intravenous methylprednisolone; M, Male; NK, not known; OD, right eye; OS, left eye | |||||||||
| 1 | 16 | OD | 75 | F | C | 96 | 60 | 7 | 420 |
| 2 | 10 | OS | 76 | F | C | 100 | 30 | 3 | 90 |
| 3 | 15 | OD | 77 | F | C | 58 | 60 | 60 | 3600 |
| 4 | 9 | OS | 64 | M | C | NK | 60 | 45 | 2700 |
| 5 | 16 | OD | 60 | F | C | 134 | 60 | 5 | 300 |
| 6 | 21 | OS | 75 | M | C | 76 | 60 | 5 | 300 |
| 7 | 15 | OD | 82 | F | C | 100 | 40 | 42 | 1680 |
| 8 | 8 | OD | 86 | F | C | 110 | 60 | 16 | 220 |
| 9 | 20 | OD | 62 | M | C | NK | 100 | 3 | 300 |
| 10 | 23 | OD | 76 | F | C | 112 | IVMP 1000 | 3 | 3000 |
| 11 | 31 | OD | 71 | F | C | NK | 60 | 90 | 5400 |
| 12 | 12 | OS | 63 | F | C | 115 | 100 | 4 | 400 |
| 13 | 15 | OS | 70 | F | C | 22 | 80 | 7 | 560 |
| 14 | 7 | OD | 75 | M | C | 99 | IVMP 1000 | 3 | 3000 |
| 15 | NK | OS | 74 | F | C | 58 | IVMP 1000 | 3 | 3000 |
| 16 | 10 | OD | 71 | F | C | 53 | 60 | 21 | 1260 |
| 17 | 12 | OD | 79 | F | C | 75 | 60 | 4 | 240 |
| 18 | 20 | OD | 68 | F | NK | NK | IVMP 1000×3 days, 100 6 weeks, 80 2 weeks | 60 | 8320 |
| 19 | NK | OD | 69 | F | C | 45 | 40×3 days, 80×3 days | 6 | 360 |
| 20 | 35 | OS | 67 | M | AA | NK | 60 | 10 | 600 |
| 21 | 25 | OD | 76 | M | C | 115 | 80 | 5 | 400 |
| 22 | NK | OS | 66 | F | NK | 81 | 60 | 3 | 180 |
| 23 | 19 | OD | 74 | F | C | 6 | 60 | 7 | 420 |
| 24 | 14 | OS | 78 | M | C | 60 | 60 | 7 | 420 |
| 25 | 14 | OD | 80 | M | C | 49 | Medrol dose 10 g pack 3 months before Bx | 3 | 300 |
| 26 | 16 | OS | 87 | M | C | 10 | 200 IV×2 days 80×5 days | ||
| 7 | 800 | ||||||||
| 27 | 16 | OS | 87 | M | C | 40 | 40×3 days 60×2 days | ||
| 5 | 240 | ||||||||
| 28 | 18 | OS | 67 | F | C | 6 | 80 | 10 | 800 |
| 29 | 15 | OD | 74 | M | C | 38 | 100×6 days Medrol dose pack (150 mg total) | ||
| 7 | 750 | ||||||||
| 30 | 15 | OD | 77 | M | C | 47 | 60 | 10 | 600 |
| 31 | 9 | OS | 82 | F | C | 12 | 5 | 180 | 900 |
| 32 | 13 | OD | 80 | F | C | NK | IVMP 1000 mg×3 days 80 | 4 | 3080 |
| 33 | 19 | OD | 80 | F | C | NK | 40 | 12 | 480 |
| 34 | 22 | OD | 77 | F | C | 85 | IVMP 1000 mg×3 days 80 mg×3 days | ||
| 6 | 3240 | ||||||||
| 35 | 20 | OD | 89 | M | C | NK | 60×5 days, IVMP 1000 mg×3 days | 8 | 3300 |