Nasal mucosal headache presenting as orofacial pain: a review of the literature and a case report.
Headaches are a significant component of many facial pain syndromes. These facial pain/headache syndromes often have various etiologies, including neurologic, vascular, musculoskeletal, or combinations of vascular/musculoskeletal origins. Referred rhinologic headache, however, can be overlooked as a cause of facial pain in the dental literature. We report a case of nasal mucosal headache that presented as facial pain and include a review of the literature.
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Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia 19104, USA.
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D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000175:diagnosis; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014456:Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis