title: [Skin necrosis in a patient with temporal arteritis].
abstract: We present the case of a 91 years old patient diagnosed through biopsy with temporal arteritis who, in addition, had scalp necrosis. We briefly review the literature for published cases.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, España. Jsm132@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Julio Sánchez
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Martín
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D012535:Scalp / Q000473:pathology*; D012536:Scalp Dermatoses / Q000209:etiology*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*