Full Tongue Necrosis in Giant Cell Arteritis: A Rare Case Presentation
Giant cell arteritis is a chronic disease of medium- and large-vessel vasculitis that most commonly affects vasculature of the head and neck. Delays in presentation or diagnosis can result in significant morbidity when progression of the disease results in total vessel occlusion.
Authors
- Mohamed Faris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3427-8484)
- Ellen Yos
Institutions
- Hamilton Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Internal Medicine Clinical Cases
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7326/aimcc.2024.0873
- Primary Topic
- Vasculitis and related conditions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00