Isolated temporomandibular synovitis as unique presentation of juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) involvement is quite frequent in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). We describe a 15-year-old girl with isolated TMJ arthritis presenting as a unique manifestation of JIA, and its successful treatment. She underwent arthroscopic synovectomy followed by intraarticular...

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Published in:Journal of rheumatology 2001-07, Vol.28 (7), p.1689-1692
Main Authors: MARTINI, Giorgia, BACCILIERO, Ugo, TREGNAGHI, Alberto, MONTESCO, Maria Cristina, ZULIAN, Francesco
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Anti-Inflammatory Agents - therapeutic use
Arthritis, Juvenile - complications
Arthritis, Juvenile - diagnostic imaging
Arthritis, Juvenile - drug therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Diagnosis, Differential
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Female
Humans
Inflammatory joint diseases
Medical sciences
Radionuclide Imaging
Synovitis - diagnostic imaging
Synovitis - etiology
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders - diagnostic imaging
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders - etiology
Triamcinolone Acetonide - analogs & derivatives
Triamcinolone Acetonide - therapeutic use
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Summary:Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) involvement is quite frequent in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). We describe a 15-year-old girl with isolated TMJ arthritis presenting as a unique manifestation of JIA, and its successful treatment. She underwent arthroscopic synovectomy followed by intraarticular steroid injection. Early use of synovectomy and intraarticular steroids in TMJ arthritis may reduce pain, improve jaw function, and prevent irreversible deformities.
ISSN:0315-162X
1499-2752