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Tongue Necrosis as an Initial Manifestation of Giant Cell Arteritis: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a systemic vasculitis of medium and large arteries that mainly affects the external carotid artery. It is a diagnosis of the elderly that typically presents as low-grade fever, temporal tenderness, claudication of the jaw, and in some patients vision loss. In cases wher...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
2015
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4329787/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25802790 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/901795 |