A rare case of temporal arteritis with rheumatoid arthritis and interstitial lung disease mimicking pulpo-periodontal pathology
| Autor: | Dulapalli Sharon Sylvia, Ajay Reddy Palle, Sanjay Vasudevan, Radhika Challa, Valli Renuka |
|---|---|
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
rheumatoid arthritis
Orofacial pain medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Constitutional symptoms Interstitial lung disease Case Report medicine.disease Dermatology polymyalgia rheumatica Surgery Jaw claudication Polymyalgia rheumatica Rheumatoid arthritis medicine temporal arteritis Periodontics Arteritis medicine.symptom Differential diagnosis business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology |
| ISSN: | 0972-124X |
| DOI: | 10.4103/0972-124x.138764 |
| Popis: | A 75-year-old male patient was planned for dental treatment due to pain of suspected pulpo-periodontal origin in relation to right maxillary first molar. Careful evaluation revealed the pain to be non-odontogenic in nature and led to the diagnosis of temporal arteritis with rheumatoid arthritis along with interstitial lung disease (ILD). Characteristic findings of temporal arteritis include headache, jaw claudication, visual loss, and constitutional symptoms (malaise, fever, weight loss, loss of appetite). Temporal artery biopsy (TAB) remains the gold standard for diagnosis. Additional diagnostic tests include blood tests (ESR, CRP). This article reports and discusses how the orofacial manifestations can lead to misdiagnosis of temporal arteritis. Hence, temporal arteritis should be included in the differential diagnosis of orofacial pain in the elderly especially to prevent complications like vision loss. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|