Bilateral ankylosis of temporomandibular joint secondary to ankylosing spondylitis in a male Chinese.
A case of bilateral temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ankylosis in a Chinese male patient with ankylosing spondylitis is presented. A review of the literature emphasizes the rarity of this arthro-pathology in ankylosing spondylitis. The importance in the recognition of this complication by clinical examination supplemented by computed tomography is stressed.
Chow
T K
TK
Department of Dentistry & Maxillofacial Surgery, United Christian Hospital, Hong Kong.
Ng
W L
WL
Tam
C K
CK
Kung
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D000844:Ankylosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications*; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed