title: Lingual infarction in cranial arteritis.
abstract: An unusual case is described of infarction of the tongue as a presentation of cranial arteritis. The lingual necrosis may have been precipitated in part by the use of ergotamine to relieve the headache of the temporal arteritis, mistaken initially for migraine. The patient recovered with high-dose steroid therapy.
authors.affiliation: Medical Unit, Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, Fife.
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: McRorie
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chalmers
authors.forename: I W
authors.initials: IW
authors.lastname: Campbell
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004878:Ergotamine / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D009336:Necrosis; D014059:Tongue / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D004878:Ergotamine