II. Symptoms
- Facial pain or weakness in Muscles of Mastication with chewing foods
- Relieved with rest
- Referred pain (in atypical cases)
- Tooth Pain
- Sinus pain
- Ear Pain
III. Causes
- Temporal Arteritis (Giant Cell Arteritis)
- See Jaw Pain
IV. Precautions
- Jaw Claudication is highly specific for Temporal Arteritis
- Maintain a high level of suspicion in those with Polymylagia Rheumatica or symptoms suggestive of Temporal Arteritis
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Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047) |
Dutch | claudicatio van kaakspieren |
French | Claudication des muscles de la mâchoire, CLAUDICATION MAXILLAIRE |
German | Claudicatio der Kiefermuskeln |
Italian | Claudicazione dei muscoli mandibolari |
Portuguese | Claudicação dos músculos mandibulares, CLAUDICACAO DOS MUSCULOS MAXILARE |
Spanish | Claudicación de los músculos mandibulares |
Japanese | 顎筋跛行, ガクキンハコウ |
English | CLAUDICATION OF JAW MUSCLES, Claudication of jaw muscles |
Czech | Klaudikace čelistních svalů |
Hungarian | Állkapocsizmok claudicatioja |