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Sarcoidosis of the mandibular condyle manifesting as a temporomandibular joint arthrosis: A rare case report
Author(s) -
Hori Wakao Sayaka,
Tomihara Kei,
Sekido Katsuhisa,
Tachinami Hidetake,
Imaue Shuichi,
Fujiwara Kumiko,
Noguchi Makoto
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
oral science international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.256
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1881-4204
pISSN - 1348-8643
DOI - 10.1002/osi2.1095
Subject(s) - medicine , temporomandibular joint , sarcoidosis , condyle , arthritis , orthodontics , dermatology
Bone sarcoidosis is uncommon, and involvement of the temporomandibular joint is exceptionally rare. We report an unusual case of mandibular condyle sarcoidosis in a 51‐year‐old Japanese woman that manifested as a temporomandibular joint arthritis. The patient was referred for a chief complaint of a painful temporomandibular joint and was initially diagnosed with temporomandibular joint arthritis. However, a more detailed examination revealed bone sarcoidosis in the mandibular condyle and the progression of preexisting cardiac sarcoidosis. Oral steroid treatment (tapered from 50 mg/day to 5 mg/day) appears to have been successful over a 1‐year follow‐up.