Sole radiographic expression of rheumatoid arthritis in the temporomandibular joints: a case report

Antigone Delantoni; Effie Spyropoulou; John Chatzigiannis; Pinelopi Papademitriou

doi:10.1016/j.tripleo.2005.12.024

Sole radiographic expression of rheumatoid arthritis in the temporomandibular joints: a case report

Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2006 Oct;102(4):e37-40. doi: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2005.12.024. Epub 2006 Jul 17.

Authors

Antigone Delantoni¹, Effie Spyropoulou, John Chatzigiannis, Pinelopi Papademitriou

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dentoalveolar Surgery and Radiology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece. adelantoni@yahoo.com

PMID: 16997093
DOI: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2005.12.024

Abstract

We present an unusual case of rheumatoid arthritis. The patient had no radiographic findings in any joints of the body expected to show symptoms of the disease, such as phalangophalangeal joints of the hands and metacarpophalangeal joints. Instead, the patient had radiographic findings in the temporomandibular joints, which are not commonly involved in the disease and its activity.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Arthritis, Rheumatoid / diagnostic imaging*
Arthritis, Rheumatoid / pathology
Female
Humans
Mandibular Condyle / diagnostic imaging
Mandibular Condyle / pathology
Radiography, Panoramic
Temporomandibular Joint / diagnostic imaging
Temporomandibular Joint / pathology
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / diagnostic imaging*
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / pathology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed