1.
Rev. bras. otorrinolaringol
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73(5): 717-717, ago.-out. 2007. ilus
Article
in English, Portuguese
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| ID: lil-470456
Subject(s)
Aged , Female , Humans , Giant Cell Arteritis/complications , Tongue Diseases/etiology , Tongue/pathology , Azathioprine/therapeutic use , Giant Cell Arteritis/diagnosis , Giant Cell Arteritis/drug therapy , Immunosuppressive Agents/therapeutic use , Necrosis/drug therapy , Necrosis/etiology , Prednisone/therapeutic use , Tongue Diseases/drug therapy , Tongue Diseases/pathology
2.
Dermatol. argent
;
12(3): 213-215, jul.-sept. 2006. ilus
Article
in Spanish
| LILACS
| ID: lil-562699
ABSTRACT
La arteritis temporal es la vasculitis sistémica más frecuente en adultos. Las complicaciones menos frecuentes comprenden disfagia, vértigo, tos seca, infarto cerebral y necrosis de cuero cabelludo, labios y lengua. Una mujer de 76 años se presenta a la consulta con intensa cefalea y ardor en la lengua, con posterior necrosis de la hemilengua izquierda
Temporal arteritis is the most commom systemic vasculitis in adults. The less frecuent complications include dysphagia, vertigo, dry cough, stroke and necrosis of the scalp, lips and tongue. A 76 years old woman presented with strong headache and tongue tenderness, developing later on necrosis of the left half of her tongue.