Monckeberg's Medial Sclerosis as a Cause for Headache and Facial Pain.

Autor: Thomas DC; Center for TMD and Orofacial Pain, Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, Newark, NJ, USA. davisct1@gmail.com., Thomas P; Believers Church Medical College Hospital, Kerala, India., Sivan A; Believers Church Medical College Hospital, Kerala, India., Unnam P; Diagnostic Sciences, Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, Newark, NJ, USA., Ajayakumar A; St. Gregorious Dental Center, Kerala, India., Kumar SS; Chennai, India., Pitchumani PK; The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, Columbus, OH, USA., Fatahzadeh M; Division of Oral Medicine, Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, Newark, NJ, USA., Mahmud NE; Professional Program for International Dentists, University of California Los A ngeles School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Current pain and headache reports [Curr Pain Headache Rep] 2021 Jun 04; Vol. 25 (8), pp. 50. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jun 04.
DOI: 10.1007/s11916-021-00965-0
Abstrakt: Purpose of Review: Mönckeberg's medial sclerosis (MMS) is a chronic, non-inflammatory degenerative condition affecting primarily the tunica media of muscular arteries resulting in their calcification. The purpose of this comprehensive review is to describe MMS as it appears in the literature, in the context of headache and facial pain. Understanding the etiopathology, the associated conditions, and the differential diagnoses is important in managing MMS.
Recent Findings: Management of MMS primarily depends upon identification of its associated conditions and their treatment. Due to the rare incidence and inadequate literature on MMS presenting with headaches, the diagnosis of the pain and the entity itself is challenging. MMS is characterized by associated systemic conditions and absence of inflammatory markers. It can mimic giant cell arteritis (GCA) and other pain entities. An interdisciplinary approach involving appropriate specialties is recommended.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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