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Tongue necrosis in temporal arteritis. 1984

C P Barfoed, and P Bretlau

Temporal arteritis, or cranial arteritis, is a granulomatous arteritis with the common presenting manifestations of headache and visual loss. The disease is generally limited to elderly individuals; its pathogenesis is unknown, but may be of an immunological nature. Although otolaryngologic manifestations of the disease are common, few reports have been published. Visual loss is one of the most serious complications. Tongue necrosis has been reported in only 23 cases. We report a case of tongue necrosis and partial visual field loss in a patient with temporal arteritis. These complications were probably released by ergotamine tartrate administered because of migrainoid headache. This particular complication has been described only once previously.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008881	Migraine Disorders	A class of disabling primary headache disorders, characterized by recurrent unilateral pulsatile headaches. The two major subtypes are common migraine (without aura) and classic migraine (with aura or neurological symptoms). (International Classification of Headache Disorders, 2nd ed. Cephalalgia 2004: suppl 1)	Acute Confusional Migraine,Headache, Migraine,Status Migrainosus,Abdominal Migraine,Cervical Migraine Syndrome,Hemicrania Migraine,Migraine,Migraine Headache,Migraine Variant,Sick Headache,Abdominal Migraines,Acute Confusional Migraines,Cervical Migraine Syndromes,Disorder, Migraine,Disorders, Migraine,Headache, Sick,Headaches, Migraine,Headaches, Sick,Hemicrania Migraines,Migraine Disorder,Migraine Headaches,Migraine Syndrome, Cervical,Migraine Syndromes, Cervical,Migraine Variants,Migraine, Abdominal,Migraine, Acute Confusional,Migraine, Hemicrania,Migraines,Migraines, Abdominal,Migraines, Acute Confusional,Migraines, Hemicrania,Sick Headaches,Variant, Migraine,Variants, Migraine
D009336	Necrosis	The death of cells in an organ or tissue due to disease, injury or failure of the blood supply.
D004878	Ergotamine	A vasoconstrictor found in ergot of Central Europe. It is a serotonin agonist that has been used as an oxytocic agent and in the treatment of MIGRAINE DISORDERS.	Ergotamine Tartrate,Cornutamine,Ergo Sanol,Ergo-Kranit,Ergodryl Mono,Ergomar,Ergostat,Ergotamine Tartrate (2:1),Ergotaminine,Gynergen,Lingraine,Ergo Kranit,Mono, Ergodryl,Tartrate, Ergotamine
D004879	Ergotamines	A series of structurally-related alkaloids containing the ergotaman backbone structure.
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368	Aged	A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.	Elderly
D013699	Temporal Arteries	Arteries arising from the external carotid or the maxillary artery and distributing to the temporal region.	Arteries, Temporal,Artery, Temporal,Temporal Artery
D013700	Giant Cell Arteritis	A systemic autoimmune disorder that typically affects medium and large ARTERIES, usually leading to occlusive granulomatous vasculitis with transmural infiltrate containing multinucleated GIANT CELLS. The TEMPORAL ARTERY is commonly involved. This disorder appears primarily in people over the age of 50. Symptoms include FEVER; FATIGUE; HEADACHE; visual impairment; pain in the jaw and tongue; and aggravation of pain by cold temperatures. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed)	Aortic Arteritis, Giant Cell,Aortitis, Giant Cell,Arteritis, Temporal,Cranial Arteritis,Horton Disease,Horton Giant Cell Arteritis,Juvenile Temporal Arteritis,Temporal Arteritis,Arteritis, Giant Cell, Horton,Arteritis, Giant Cell, Horton's,Giant Cell Aortic Arteritis,Giant Cell Aortitis,Giant Cell Aortitis, Horton's,Giant Cell Arteritis, Horton,Horton's Disease,Horton's Giant Cell Arteritis,Aortitides, Giant Cell,Arteritides, Cranial,Arteritides, Giant Cell,Arteritides, Juvenile Temporal,Arteritides, Temporal,Arteritis, Cranial,Arteritis, Giant Cell,Arteritis, Juvenile Temporal,Cranial Arteritides,Giant Cell Aortitides,Giant Cell Arteritides,Hortons Disease,Juvenile Temporal Arteritides,Temporal Arteritides,Temporal Arteritides, Juvenile,Temporal Arteritis, Juvenile
D014059	Tongue	A muscular organ in the mouth that is covered with pink tissue called mucosa, tiny bumps called papillae, and thousands of taste buds. The tongue is anchored to the mouth and is vital for chewing, swallowing, and for speech.	Tongues