Case Report
Tongue Necrosis as an Initial Manifestation of Giant Cell Arteritis: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Table 2
Differential diagnosis in lingual necrosis.
| Differential diagnosis in lingual necrosis | |
| (1) Malignancy: (carcinoma, lymphoma, and sarcoma) | | (2) Drugs: (vasopressin, chemotherapy, and ergotamine) | | (3) Radiation therapy | | (4) Cardiovascular: (hemorrhage, embolism, and cardiac arrest) | | (5) Infection: (syphilis, tuberculosis) | | (6) Systemic vasculitis: (giant cell arteritis, ANCA positive vasculitis) | |
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