| Spontaneous bilateral necrosis of the tongue: a manifestation of giant cell arteritis? | |
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PMID: 18214514 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Giant cell arteritis is a chronic vasculitis, which involves large- and medium-sized branches of the arteries originating from the aortic arch. This disease is a diagnostic challenge with a wide range of clinical symptoms and findings due to different affected vessels. Classic symptoms are temporally located headache, thickened temporal artery and jaw claudication. Furthermore, visual symptoms like diplopia or loss of vision can occur. The tongue has an excellent blood supply and ischemic ulceration due to giant cell vasculitis is usually unilateral and rarely described in literature. We present a patient with a spontaneous bilateral tongue necrosis and are convinced that this extraordinary case must be deemed to be a manifestation of giant cell arteritis, although it does not completly satisfy the usually used diagnostic criteria formulated by the American College of Rheumatology. |
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Authors:
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Christian Schurr; Achim Berthele; Marc Burghartz; Jan Kiefer |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article Date: 2008-01-23 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Volume: 265 ISSN: 0937-4477 ISO Abbreviation: Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol Publication Date: 2008 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-06-18 Completed Date: 2008-12-04 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9002937 Medline TA: Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol Country: Germany |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 993-8 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Technical University Munich, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675 Munich, Germany. dr.schurr@web.de |
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| MeSH Terms | |
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Aged Blood Sedimentation C-Reactive Protein / analysis Female Giant Cell Arteritis / complications*, diagnosis*, pathology Humans Necrosis Temporal Arteries / pathology Tongue / pathology*, radiography |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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9007-41-4/C-Reactive Protein |
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