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Revista Española de Cirugía Oral y Maxilofacial
versión On-line ISSN 2173-9161versión impresa ISSN 1130-0558
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RAMOS ZAYAS, Ana et al. Lingual necrosis as a debut of giant cells arteritis: case report. Bibliographic review. Rev Esp Cirug Oral y Maxilofac [online]. 2020, vol.42, n.1, pp.32-35. Epub 04-Mayo-2020. ISSN 2173-9161. https://dx.doi.org/10.20986/recom.2020.1063/2019.
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common vasculitis in our country. Its clinical manifestations are widely well-known. However, atypical forms of this disease are less studied and potentially dangerous. Lingual necrosis is a rare ischemic complication of GCA that can simulate other disorders. The aim of this article is to present a new case of lingual necrosis as debut of GCA and review the described literature about it.
Palabras clave : Tongue necrosis; giant cell arteritis; vasculitis.