title: Tongue necrosis by giant cell arteritis and fatal pacemaker embolism.
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Peetermans
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Knockaert
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D009336:Necrosis; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology*; D014059:Tongue / Q000473:pathology*