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Tongue Necrosis Secondary to Giant Cell Arteritis: A Case Report and Literature Review.
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- Lingual necrosis in giant-cell arteritis: a case-based review.Rheumatology international · 2025Review
- An atypical manifestation of Giant cell arteritis (GCA): constitutional symptoms & lingual ulcer in a 78-Year-Old male with negative temporal artery biopsies.BMC rheumatology · 2025Article
- Clinical Images: Tongue ulceration in giant cell arteritis associated with asymptomatic retinal ischemia.ACR open rheumatology · 2023Article
- Tongue necrosis as a manifestation of immune dysfunction: A complex case of systemic lupus erythematosus, histoplasmosis, and macrophage activation syndrome.Clinical case reports · 2023Article
- Tongue necrosis secondary to giant cell arteritis, successfully treated with tocilizumab: a case report.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- Atypical giant cell arteritis presentations diagnosed with FDG-18 whole body PET imaging.BMJ case reports · 2023Article
- Rare Ischemic Complications of Giant Cell Arteritis: Case Series and Literature Review.The American journal of case reports · 2022Review
- Giant cell arteritis presenting with progressive dysphagia and tongue necrosis.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2022Article
- Giant cell arteritis complicated by tongue necrosis and bilateral cerebellar ischaemic stroke.BMJ case reports · 2021Article
- Tongue Necrosis: An Atypical Sign of Giant-cell Arteritis.Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) · 2021Article
- A Review of the Dermatological Complications of Giant Cell Arteritis.Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology · 2021Review
- Delayed Diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis in the Setting of Isolated Lingual Necrosis.Clinical medicine insights. Case reports · 2019Article
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Abstract
Giant cell arteritis is a form of vasculitis involving the medium- and large-sized arteries that chiefly affects older people. Clinical findings are headache, jaw claudication, fever, pain, and thickening of the temporal artery. The most feared complication is visual loss due to impairment of the ophthalmic artery and posterior ciliary arteries. This a case report of an 85-year-old male presenting with headache and jaw pain, who was admitted with tongue necrosis as an initial manifestation of giant cell arteritis. The necrotic area detached spontaneously after two weeks of therapy with corticosteroids and methotrexate. Reviewing the literature, our patient presented with clinical symptoms consistent with most reports, except for the fact of being male. Although unusual as an initial manifestation, tongue necrosis is an important alert for diagnosing giant cell arteritis. Early diagnosis and treatment of this atypical manifestation may reduce morbidity.
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