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ReviewBMC oral health2021

Acute arthritis of the right temporomandibular joint due to Lyme disease: a case report and literature review.

Christina Weise, Matthias C Schulz, Karin Frank, Marcel Cetindis, Bernd Koos, Hannes Weise

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Review in BMC oral health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Christina WeiseDepartment of Orthodontics, Center of Dentistry, Oral Medicine and Maxillofacial Surgery With Dental School, University Hospital Tübingen, Eberhard Karls Universität, Osianderstr. 2-8, 72076, Tübingen, Germany.
Matthias C SchulzDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Center of Dentistry, Oral Medicine and Maxillofacial Surgery With Dental School , University Hospital Tübingen, Eberhard Karls Universität, Osianderstr. 2-8, 72076, Tübingen, Germany. matthias.schulz@med.uni-tuebingen.de.ORCID 0000-0001-7641-4814
Karin FrankDepartment of Orthodontics, Center of Dentistry, Oral Medicine and Maxillofacial Surgery With Dental School, University Hospital Tübingen, Eberhard Karls Universität, Osianderstr. 2-8, 72076, Tübingen, Germany.
Marcel CetindisDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Center of Dentistry, Oral Medicine and Maxillofacial Surgery With Dental School , University Hospital Tübingen, Eberhard Karls Universität, Osianderstr. 2-8, 72076, Tübingen, Germany.
Bernd KoosDepartment of Orthodontics, Center of Dentistry, Oral Medicine and Maxillofacial Surgery With Dental School, University Hospital Tübingen, Eberhard Karls Universität, Osianderstr. 2-8, 72076, Tübingen, Germany.
Hannes WeiseDepartment of Orthodontics, Center of Dentistry, Oral Medicine and Maxillofacial Surgery With Dental School, University Hospital Tübingen, Eberhard Karls Universität, Osianderstr. 2-8, 72076, Tübingen, Germany.
University of Tübingen · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLyme disease is the most frequent tick-borne infectious disease in Europe. It often presents with a wide variety of symptoms. For this reason, affection of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) caused by Lyme disease (LD) can be misdiagnosed as a common temporomandibular disorder (TMD). CASE PRESENTATION: The purpose of this case report of a 25-year-old woman presenting to the Departments of Orthodontics and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery with extensive symptoms of temporomandibular disorder is to illustrate the delayed diagnosis of Lyme disease which was only made after extensive therapy of the temporomandibular joint. The specialist literature only reports a few cases of patients suffering from Lyme disease with TMJ manifestations.

conclusionThis case report and the relevant literature review aim to emphasize the importance of accurate request of medical history and differential diagnosis of acute TMJ arthritis and arthralgia. Early interdisciplinary diagnosis of Lyme disease and early antibiotic therapy are essential to avoid misdiagnosis and unnecessary, sometimes invasive, therapies.

Indexed as

ArthritisLyme DiseaseTemporomandibular Joint DisordersAdultArthralgiaFemaleHumansTemporomandibular JointDifferential diagnosisLyme borreliosisLyme diseaseTemporomandibular disorderTemporomandibular joint

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PMID34399746
PMCPMC8365916
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