title: Tongue necrosis in temporal arteritis.
abstract: Temporal arteritis is a form of systemic vasculitis that involves branches of the carotid artery. Clinical features are headache, visual loss, ophthalmoplegia, jaw claudication, temporal headache, with tenderness and thickening on the affected temporal artery. We present 3 cases of tongue necrosis due to this granulomatous arteritis. Ischemic necrosis of the tongue is unusual and appears to be an association between its occurrence and high dose steroid tapering.
authors: FLENI--Neurology, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors: Maria
authors: M
authors: Goicochea
authors: Jorge
authors: J
authors: Correale
authors: Lucfas
authors: L
authors: Bonamico
authors: Raúl
authors: R
authors: Dominguez
authors: Eleonora
authors: E
authors: Bagg
authors: Arturo
authors: A
authors: Famulari
authors: Sebastián
authors: S
authors: Ameriso
authors: Gustavo
authors: G
authors: Sevlever
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D009336:Necrosis / Q000139:chemically induced; D013256:Steroids / Q000009:adverse effects; D014059:Tongue / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D013256:Steroids