PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Vaidya, Kriti
AU  - Gor, Shivani
AU  - Ahmed, Azeem
AU  - Waheed, Amir
TI  - Lessons of the month: Giant cell arteritis with Horner's syndrome and vertebral dissection
AID  - 10.7861/clinmed.2022-0479
DP  - 2023 Jan 01
TA  - Clinical Medicine
PG  - 94--96
VI  - 23
IP  - 1
4099  - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/23/1/94.short
4100  - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/23/1/94.full
SO  - Clin Med2023 Jan 01; 23
AB  - We present a case of an 82-year-old woman presenting with left-sided Horner's syndrome and stroke. She also had a 6-week history of intermittent dizziness, reduced appetite, lethargy, muscle stiffness and weight loss. Examination revealed left temporal artery and left posterior auricular artery tenderness. Her ESR showed 62 mm/hr and imaging showed left vertebral artery dissection. Temporal artery biopsy was positive.The case highlights a rare presentation of giant cell arteritis with Horner's syndrome and left vertebral artery dissection. High clinical suspicion is required to prevent delay in diagnosis and treatment.