TY - JOUR
T1 - Giant cell arteritis misdiagnosed as temporomandibular disorder
T2 - A case report and review of the literature
AU - Reiter, Shoshana
AU - Winocur, Ephraim
AU - Goldsmith, Carole
AU - Emodi-Perlman, Alona
AU - Gorsky, Meir
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a systemic vasculitis involving medium and large-sized arteries, most commonly the extracranial branches of the carotid artery. Early diagnosis and treatment are essential to avoid severe complications. This article reports on a GCA case and discusses how the orofacial manifestations of GCA can lead to misdiagnosis of GCA as temporomandibular disorder. GCA should be included in the differential diagnosis of orofacial pain in the elderly based on the knowledge of related signs and symptoms, mainly jaw claudication, hard end-feel limitation of range of motion, and temporal headache.
AB - Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a systemic vasculitis involving medium and large-sized arteries, most commonly the extracranial branches of the carotid artery. Early diagnosis and treatment are essential to avoid severe complications. This article reports on a GCA case and discusses how the orofacial manifestations of GCA can lead to misdiagnosis of GCA as temporomandibular disorder. GCA should be included in the differential diagnosis of orofacial pain in the elderly based on the knowledge of related signs and symptoms, mainly jaw claudication, hard end-feel limitation of range of motion, and temporal headache.
KW - Giant cell arteritis
KW - Jaw claudication
KW - Temporomandibular disorders
KW - Trismus
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AN - SCOPUS:75349087129
SN - 2333-0384
VL - 23
SP - 360
EP - 365
JO - Journal of Oral and Facial Pain and Headache
JF - Journal of Oral and Facial Pain and Headache
IS - 4
ER -