Septic arthritis of the temporomandibular joint after complication of facial cellulitis: case report

• Autores: Sabelle, Nicole, Vergara, Valentina, Rodrigues, Marcos, Mardones, Marcelo, Bravo, Rodrigo
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2020
• Institución: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.csi.unmsm:article/18053
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/odont/article/view/18053
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Septic arthritis; Temporomandibular joint; Arthrocentesis; (source: MeSH NLM); Artritis séptica; Articulación temporomandibular; Artrocentesis; (fuente: DeCS BIREME)

Mandibular condyle infection, septic arthritis, is a disease characterized by pain, fever, edema, and functional decrease of the temporomandibular joint. It predominates in adult men and its etiology includes different factors: systemic diseases, autoimmune diseases, local trauma and spread of infections in the head and neck region. A clinical case of septic arthritis in the temporomandibular joint as a complication of infectious facial cellulitis is presented. Treatment consisted of antibiotic therapy and serial arthrocentesis with the aim of performing an intra-articular cleaning, accompanied by early mobilization of the joint, ideally with the support of a kinesiology team. In addition, long-term and periodic controls are very important in order to obtain a better clinical result in the patient, control in the long term, minimizing the risks of presenting a decrease in mandibular dynamics and / or ankylosis of the joint.