ABSTRACT
You are reviewing patients in the medical admissions unit. Your next patient has been referred by her general practitioner with the following letter. Please read the letter and then review the patient.
Dear Doctor,
Re: Mrs Frances Chatterjee
Age: 54 years
We would value your advice for this lady who has presented with facial pain. I wonder whether this represents giant cell arteritis and that the patient should therefore be commenced on steroid tablets. Many thanks for your help.
Yours sincerely
