title: [Necrosis of the tongue secondary to Horton's disease].
abstract: Horton's disease is a generalized vascular disease characterized by giant cell arteritis. Medium and small-sized arteries are the most affected and involvement of the lingual arteries leading to lingual infarction and partial necrosis of the tongue is exceptional. We describe these complications in a 82-year-old female with histologically proved Horton's disease, and review the literature on the topic.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de ORL, Hospital General Gregorio Marañón, Madrid.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Navarro
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Niembro
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Scola
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Scola
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: del Pozo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D009336:Necrosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013699:Temporal Arteries / Q000503:physiopathology; D014059:Tongue / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery