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ArticleCureus2024

Lingual Necrosis in the Setting of Giant Cell Arteritis.

Nivedha Balaji, Aleksandra Ignatowicz, Sandus Khan, Shreya Kuturu, Vaishali Jadhav

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Nivedha BalajiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville, Gainesville, USA.
Aleksandra IgnatowiczDepartment of Internal Medicine, Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville, Gainesville, USA.
Sandus KhanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville, Gainesville, USA.
Shreya KuturuDepartment of Internal Medicine, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, USA.
Vaishali JadhavDepartment of Internal Medicine, Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville, Gainesville, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a medium-to-large vessel vasculitis most commonly affecting the aortic arch and carotid branches. Lingual necrosis is a rare complication of GCA caused by lingual artery vasculitis due to ischemia. A delay in diagnosis can result in irreversible complications such as tongue amputation. Our case involves an 83-year-old female patient whose hospital admission for evaluation of stroke-like symptoms was complicated by the development of tongue necrosis, requiring percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement for severe odynophagia and dysphagia. The patient was treated with IV glucocorticoids; however, she required tongue amputation due to extensive necrosis as a result of delayed initiation of therapy. Treatment of GCA usually involves an initial high-dose steroid with prolonged steroid taper or immunomodulatory, as relapse is a common occurrence. Prompt diagnosis and appropriate therapy to treat GCA is crucial to prevent the progression of tongue necrosis.

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giant cell arteritis (gca)large vessel vasculitis and gcalingual necrosistongue necrosisvasculitis

Identifiers

PMID39717321
PMCPMC11666295

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