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Cranial arteritis is commonly found in elderly individuals with headache and visual loss. Although otolaryngologic manifestations of cranial arteritis are said to be infrequent, approximately 25% of patients may have complaints or objective findings limited to the oral cavity. Masticatory claudication, tongue pain, and frank lingual infarction are the most common and should be recognized as indicators of a serious underlying arteritis. These symptoms are often confusing to internists, neurologists, and otolaryngologists, resulting in delays in diagnosis and initiation of proper therapy.
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PMID:Lingual infarction in cranial arteritis. 737 21

Cranial arteritis has the common presenting manifestations of headache and visual loss and is generally limited to elderly individuals. Nearly 50% of patients with the musculoskeletal disorder of polymyalgia rheumatica have an associated cranial arteritis, but the exact pathophysiologic relationship remains unclear. Although the literature suggests that otolaryngologic manifestations of cranial arteritis are infrequent, this report supports a contradictory viewpoint. Approximately 25% of patients with masticatory claudication, tongue pain, or frank lingual infarction. These oral manifestations should be recognized as indicators of a serious underlying arteritis.
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PMID:Cranial arteritis in otolaryngology. 741 66

Spontaneous, endogenous pain in the tongue (glossodynia) is rare, particularly when this progresses to ulceration and necrosis of the tongue. We report the case of a 74-year-old woman who presented with glossodynia that eventually resulted in necrosis of the tongue. The diminished blood supply was the result of histologically confirmed giant cell arteritis.
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PMID:Glossodynia and necrosis of the tongue caused by giant cell arteritis. 1748 29

Spontaneous glossodynia is uncommon and glossodynia progressing to necrosis is especially rare. Although the commonest cause of lingual necrosis is giant cell arteritis, only a few cases of a new diagnosis of giant cell arteritis, clinically presenting with isolated lingual necrosis, have been reported.
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PMID:Temporal arteritis presenting with tongue necrosis. 2316 75

We report five cases of glucocorticoid-responsive mouth symptoms in polymyalgia rheumatica/giant cell arteritis (GCA); three cases of tongue pain exacerbated by hot/spicy food, a case of scalp pain made worse by eating hot/spicy food and a case of sore tongue as a presenting feature of GCA. These cases emphasize the importance of asking about mouth symptoms and changes in taste when evaluating patients with suspected GCA.
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PMID:Curry-assisted diagnosis in the rheumatology clinic. 2606 40

An 85-year-old woman was admitted to hospital due to newly onset of atrial flutter and fever. Biochemical workup showed elevated infection parameters. Empirical antibiotic treatment was initiated without convincing effect. The patient complained of tongue pain and decreased unilateral vision. Inspection showed white discolouration and necrosis of the left tongue margin. The patient was treated with high-dose steroid, and a temporal artery biopsy was performed. Histology showed giant cell arteritis. The patient responded to steroid treatment and was in progress at outpatient assessment.
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PMID:[Ischaemic necrosis of the tongue due to temporal arteritis]. 2847 23