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Tongue ischaemia in a patient with external carotid artery stenosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Furrat Amen
Affiliation:
Department of ENT Surgery, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow, Essex, UK
Amer A. Amen
Affiliation:
Department of ENT Surgery, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow, Essex, UK

Abstract

We report the case of a 75-year-old man who presented with an ischaemic tongue. He was known to have external carotid artery stenosis and a history of a transient ischaemic attack. He was treated with a heparin infusion and the tongue healed well.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2002

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