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Tongue necrosis secondary to giant cell arteritis, successfully treated with tocilizumab: a case report
BACKGROUND: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) is a large vessel vasculitis that most commonly presents with headache, scalp tenderness, jaw claudication, and vision changes. Various other, less common, manifestations have been reported in the literature such as scalp and tongue necrosis. Though most patien...
Autores principales: | Cho, Young Min, El Khoury, Lara, Paramo, Jonathan, Horowitz, Diane Michelle, Li, Jian Yi, Kello, Nina |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10184098/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37189114 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-023-06465-z |
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