00885nas a2200181   4500008004100000022001400041245006800055210006700123260001200190300001400202490000800216520035200224653002000576100002100596700002000617700001900637856004700656       1973                        eng d  a0098-748400aTongue necrosis attributed to ergotamine in temporal arteritis.0 aTongue necrosis attributed to ergotamine in temporal arteritis  c07/1973  a514–5150 v2253 aOn two occasions, a woman with temporal arteritis developed tongue cyanosis and numbness shortly after the administration of ergotamine tartrate. Partial necrosis of the tongue resulted. Presumably, the lingual artery compromise, frequently present in temporal arteritis, was made symptomatic by the vasoconstrictive action of ergotamine tartrate.10aTongue Diseases1 aWolpaw, Jonathan1 aBrottem, J., L.1 aMartin, H., L.  uhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4740340