Abstract

OLIVERA, S.; AMORES, B.; TORRALBA, M.A.  and  PEREZ CALVO, J.I.. Rare complication in a patient with giant cell arteritis. Anales Sis San Navarra [online]. 2010, vol.33, n.3, pp.327-330. ISSN 1137-6627.

Giant cell arteritis (temporal arteritis) is a chronic vasculitis that usually affects older people. Although this is a systemic disease, it most often affects the cranial arteries. The most frequent complication of this disorder is visual loss. We report the case of a patient who suffered several rare complications, including tongue necrosis, as a result of being diagnosed with giant cell arteritis following the start of treatment.

Keywords : Arteritis; Giant-cell; Tongue necrosis; Stroke.

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