Small blood vessel disease in allergic granulomatous angiitis (Churg-Strauss syndrome)

Giant cell arteritis, though most often affecting the temporal artery, is essentially a systemic disorder, extracranial vessels often being affected.' Lingual giant cell arteritis is a well recognised nosological entity.4 The association of giant cell arteritis with mammary carcinoma has been reported,5 and there seems to be an association between lingual giant cell arteritis and squamous cell