Arthrocentesis and lavage in a patient with acute abscess of the temporomanibular joint from malignant external otitis and skull-base osteomyelitis: A Case Report

Shin, Eun-Sup; Kwak, Hyun-Jin; Kim, So-Hyun; Choi, Yu-Sung; Kim, Bok-Joo; Kim, Chul-Hoon; Kim, Jung-Han

doi:2023.61.1.17

J Korean Dent Assoc > Volume 61(1); 2023 > Article

CASE REPORT

The Journal of The Korean Dental Association 2023;61(1):17-24.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22974/jkda.2022.61.1.002 Published online December 31, 2022.

악성 외이도염과 두개저 골수염에서 파생된 측두하악관절의 이차성 급성농양 환자에서 관절강 세척술을 통한 치험례: 증례보고

신은섭

동아대학교 의과대학 구강악안면외과학교실

Arthrocentesis and lavage in a patient with acute abscess of the temporomanibular joint from malignant external otitis and skull-base osteomyelitis: A Case Report

Eun-Sup Shin

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Medicine, Dong-A University

Correspondence: Jung-Han Kim, Tel: +82-51-240-5470, Fax: +82-51-241-5475,
Email: omfsjhkim@dau.ac.kr

Received: 25 August 2022 • Revised: 5 September 2022 • Accepted: 1 November 2022

Abstract

Arthrocentesis and lavage is a conservative method to treat temporomandibular joint disorders by discharging substances that cause inflammation and pain in the temporomandibular joint and resolving temporomandibular joint adhesions. The temporomandibular joint is susceptible to malignant external otitis and skull-base osteomyelitis due to its anatomical prox-imity. This case is a treatment of performing arthrocentesis and lavage in a patient with secondary acute abscess formation in the temporomandibular joint derived from primary skull-base osteomyelitis caused by malignant external otitis.

Key Words: Arthrocentesis and lavage; Temporomandibular joint disorder; Malignant external otitis; Skull-base osteomyelitis