A rare complication of tonsillitis: septic arthritis of the temporomandibular joint

E Araz Server; O Onerci Celebi; B Hamit; O Yigit

doi:10.1016/j.ijom.2017.04.007

A rare complication of tonsillitis: septic arthritis of the temporomandibular joint

Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2017 Sep;46(9):1118-1120. doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2017.04.007. Epub 2017 Apr 29.

Authors

E Araz Server¹, O Onerci Celebi², B Hamit², O Yigit²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otorhinolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Istanbul Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. Electronic address: serverela@hotmail.com.
² Department of Otorhinolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Istanbul Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.

PMID: 28461120
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2017.04.007

Abstract

Septic arthritis of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is a rarely seen clinical condition. Such an infection may be encountered following infections in the head and neck region, with direct or haematogenous spread to the joint. This article presents the case of a patient with tonsillitis leading to septic arthritis of the TMJ and reports the results of a review of the literature.

Keywords: arthritis; infectious; peritonsillar abscess; temporomandibular joint; tonsillitis.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Arthritis, Infectious / diagnostic imaging
Arthritis, Infectious / microbiology*
Arthritis, Infectious / therapy
Combined Modality Therapy
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Staphylococcal Infections / diagnostic imaging
Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology*
Staphylococcal Infections / therapy
Staphylococcus haemolyticus / isolation & purification*
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / diagnostic imaging
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / microbiology*
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / therapy
Tonsillitis / complications*
Tonsillitis / diagnostic imaging
Tonsillitis / microbiology
Tonsillitis / therapy