A girl with bilateral temporomandibular joint pain, generalized arthralgias, and inability to walk.
Clin Pediatr (Phila)
; 49(4): 400-3, 2010 Apr.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19487766
ABSTRACT
The authors present the case of a 6.5-year-old girl with bilateral temporomandibular joint (TMJ) pain, generalized arthralgias, inability to walk, and absence of deep tendon reflexes in the context of Guillain-Barrè syndrome. TMJ pain was the sole manifestation for 3 days, before other typical symptoms appeared, an issue that initially led to an improper diagnosis. A thorough clinical examination along with laboratory and radiographic evaluation excluded other possible causes of TMJ pain. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first case of Guillain-Barrè syndrome in the pediatric population initially presenting with bilateral TMJ pain. Guillain-Barrè syndrome may be quite atypical in its expression, especially in young children, with pain being a common presenting symptom, and pediatricians should be alert to avoid misdiagnosis.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
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Arthralgia
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Guillain-Barre Syndrome
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Gait Ataxia
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Child
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Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Clin Pediatr (Phila)
Year:
2010
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Greece