Massive tongue necrosis secondary to temporal arteritis.
A case of unusually massive necrosis of the tongue secondary to temporal arteritis is presented. The clinician must include temporal arteritis in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting with signs and symptoms of tongue ischemia.
D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis / Q000473:pathology; D014059:Tongue / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology*