Cranial arteritis mimicking odontogenic pain: report of case.
A 65-year-old patient treated for pain of apparent odontogenic origin did not respond to appropriate dental treatment. While the signs and symptoms mimicked a dental problem, further diagnostic evaluation determined the "culprit"--cranial arteritis. Proper treatment immediately after diagnosis is advised as the complications of cranial arteritis can include the rapid onset of blindness.
Guttenberg
S A
SA
Washington Hospital Center, DC.
Emery
R W
RW
Milobsky
S A
SA
Geballa
M
M
D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006261:Headache; D006801:Humans; D014098:Toothache / Q000175:diagnosis*