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An Sist Sanit Navar
; 33(3): 327-30, 2010.
Artigo
em Espanhol
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21233870
RESUMO
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.