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Vol. 7. Issue 3.
Pages 198-199 (May - June 2011)
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Vol. 7. Issue 3.
Pages 198-199 (May - June 2011)
Case report
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Skin necrosis in a patient with temporal arteritis
Necrosis cutánea en paciente con arteritis temporal
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Julio Sánchez Martín
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Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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Abstract

We present the case of a 91 years old patient diagnosed through biopsy with temporal arteritis who, in addition, had scalp necrosis. We briefly review the literature for published cases.

Keywords:
Vasculitis
Temporal arteritis
Scalp necrosis
Resumen

Presentamos el caso de un paciente de 91 años diagnosticado por biopsia de arteritis temporal que presentaba además necrosis del cuero cabelludo. Revisamos brevemente la bibliografía y los casos publicados.

Palabras clave:
Vasculitis
Arteritis temporal
Necrosis cutánea
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