Amos M J, Patterson A R, Worrall S F
Senior House Officer Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Pinderfields Hosptial, Aberford Road, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 4DG, United Kingdom.
Specialist Registrar Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, St. Luke's Hospital, Little Horton Lane, Bradford, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2008 Apr;46(3):242-243. doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2007.04.019. Epub 2007 Jun 11.
Septic arthritis of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is rare, and is almost exclusively confined to adults; we know of only four cases previously described in children. We present a 6-year-old girl who had septic arthritis of the temporomandibular joint with no obvious cause. We stress the need for prompt diagnosis and intervention to prevent serious consequences.
颞下颌关节(TMJ)化脓性关节炎较为罕见,几乎仅见于成年人;我们此前仅知晓4例儿童病例报告。本文报告1例6岁女童,患有不明原因的颞下颌关节化脓性关节炎。我们强调,需要及时诊断并干预,以防止出现严重后果。