title: Bilateral ankylosis of temporomandibular joint secondary to ankylosing spondylitis in a male Chinese.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentistry & Maxillofacial Surgery, United Christian Hospital, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Chow
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Tam
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kung
mesh_terms: 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