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Janice E. Nevin, MD, MPH
Arch Fam Med. 1993;2(3):238.
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ROSEMARIE HAD been a patient at the family health center for many years. At 68 years of age, she lived alone, but had a few friends and a brother who provided company from time to time. Most of all, she loved her dog.
Her pleasant, independent life changed with a sudden decrease in vision in her right eye, leading to the diagnosis of temporal arteritis and treatment with high doses of prednisone. Because her erythrocyte sedimentation rate was 10 mm/h and results of bilateral temporal artery biopsies were negative, long discussions with the ophthalmologist and Rosemarie led to a decision to taper her steroids over 6 months. I saw Rosemarie often. We chatted about her house and her dog and developed a close and warm relationship. I looked forward to her visits and told her so.
Within a few weeks she developed complications from the steroids, including a hospital admission
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Author Affiliations
Philadelphia, Pa
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