Tongue necrosis secondary to giant cell arteritis, successfully treated with tocilizumab: a case report
Abstracts 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 mo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-05-01
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| Series: | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-023-06465-z |