title: [Infarct of the tongue and hyperlipidemia].
abstract: We describe a case of a 49 year-old woman, predisposed to arteriosclerosis, who developed and infarct of the tongue caused by hyperlipidaemia. Treatment and differential diagnoses, including giant cell arteritis, are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Ore-naese-halsafdeling E., Københavns Amts Sygehus i Gentofte.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Clement
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nordhuus
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000150:complications*; D007238:Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D014059:Tongue / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Tungeinfarkt og hyperlipidaemi.