title: [Giant cell arteritis and gangrene of the tongue].
abstract: A case of loss of the tongue on account of infarction in a patient with temporal arteritis is described. Causal factors including temporal arteritis are briefly discussed.
authors.forename: P Z
authors.initials: PZ
authors.lastname: Hønberg
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005734:Gangrene; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D014059:Tongue / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Kaempecellearteriitis og gangraen af tungen.