title: [Rare complication in a patient with giant cell arteritis].
abstract: Giant cell arteritis (temporal arteritis) is a chronic vasculitis that usually affects older people. Although this is a systemic disease, it most often affects the cranial arteries. The most frequent complication of this disorder is visual loss. We report the case of a patient who suffered several rare complications, including tongue necrosis, as a result of being diagnosed with giant cell arteritis following the start of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Hospital de Denia, Alicante, Spain. susana.olivera@yahoo.es
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Olivera
authors.forename: S Olivera
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Amores
authors.forename: B Amores
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Arriaga
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Torralba
authors.forename: M A Torralba
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Cabeza
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Pérez Calvo
authors.forename: J I Pérez
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Calvo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D009336:Necrosis / Q000209:etiology; D014059:Tongue / Q000473:pathology*