[Lingual necrosis from Horton's disease (author's transl)].
A patient with necrosis of the tongue was found to have Horton's disease. The other typical manifestations of this disease, though present, were overshadowed by the lingual necrosis. Recovery occurred after relatively high doses of corticoids.
D000368:Aged; D003027:Cluster Headache / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009336:Necrosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013577:Syndrome; D014059:Tongue / Q000473:pathology*; D014653:Vascular Headaches / Q000175:diagnosis*
D011239:Prednisolone
Nécrose linguale révélatrice d'une maladie de Horton.