Tongue Necrosis Secondary to Giant Cell Arteritis: A Case Report and Literature Review
Joint Authors
Sobrinho, Rafael Alex Barbosa de Siqueira
de Lima, Karolina Cayres Alvino
Moura, Helena Carvalho
Araújo, Mônica Modesto
de Assis, Christyanne Maria Rodrigues Barreto
Gouveia, Pedro Alves da Cruz
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-03-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
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.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sobrinho, Rafael Alex Barbosa de Siqueira& de Lima, Karolina Cayres Alvino& Moura, Helena Carvalho& Araújo, Mônica Modesto& de Assis, Christyanne Maria Rodrigues Barreto& Gouveia, Pedro Alves da Cruz. 2017. Tongue Necrosis Secondary to Giant Cell Arteritis: A Case Report and Literature Review. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1146824
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sobrinho, Rafael Alex Barbosa de Siqueira…[et al.]. Tongue Necrosis Secondary to Giant Cell Arteritis: A Case Report and Literature Review. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1146824
American Medical Association (AMA)
Sobrinho, Rafael Alex Barbosa de Siqueira& de Lima, Karolina Cayres Alvino& Moura, Helena Carvalho& Araújo, Mônica Modesto& de Assis, Christyanne Maria Rodrigues Barreto& Gouveia, Pedro Alves da Cruz. Tongue Necrosis Secondary to Giant Cell Arteritis: A Case Report and Literature Review. Case Reports in Medicine. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1146824
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1146824