From: Otogenic temporomandibular septic arthritis in a child: a case report and a review of the literature
Author, year of publication | Kind of study | Age & Sex | Initial site of infection | Initial sign of TMJ infection | Imaging | Surgical treatment | Antibiotic treatment | Bacteria involved | Outcome |
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Hadlock TA et al., 2001 [8] | Case report | 11 y, F | AOM and mastoiditis | Otalgia, trismus, left-side neck tenderness | CT scan | Mastoidectomy, myringotomy, aspiration of the TMJ | Broad spectrum intravenous antibiotics, followed by oral antibiotics. Not specified the kind of antibiotic | Group A Streptococcus | None |
Amos MJ et al., 2007 [9] | Case report | 6 y, F | Suspected AOM | Otalgia, facial swelling, fever, jaw pain | Orthopantomogram; Ultrasound scan | Aspiration of the TMJ | Flucloxacillin and metronidazole | Unknown | None |
Gayle EA et al., 2013 [10] | Case report | 6 y, M | AOM | Fever, otalgia, rhinorrhoea, vomiting, trismus | CT scan | Arthrocentesis | Intravenous ampicillin/sulbactam followed by oral amoxicillin/clavulanate | Group A Streptococcus | None |
Bast F et al., 2015 [6] | Case report | 7 y, M | AOM | Pain, swelling, trismus | MRI | 2 aspiration and washout of the TMJ | Intravenous ceftriaxone | Group A Streptococcus | None |
Tsai C et al., 2017 [11] | Case report | 5 y, M | AOM | Fever, otalgia, swelling, trismus | CT scan (that revealed concomitant Luc’s abscess) | TMJ arthrotomy | Intravenous ceftriaxone followed by oral amoxicillin/clavulanate | Group A Streptococcus | None |
Dubron K et al., 2017 [12] | Case report | 7 y, M | AOM | Otalgia, trismus | CT scan | Arthrocentesis | Intravenous amoxicillin/clavulanate | Group A Streptococcus, Staphylococcus epidermidis | None |
Luscan et al., 2016 [15] | Prospective | 15 of the 45 patients enrolled | Otomastoiditis | Unknown | CT scan | Not available | Unknown | Unknown | 2 patients presented TMJ ankylosis |
Burgess et al., 2017 [16] | Retrospective | 9 patients, 6 M, mean age 2.1 y | Acute mastoiditis in 7 cases, AOM in 2 cases | Preauricular swelling (5 cases), trismus (1 case) | CT scan | Surgical drainage, mastoidectomy | Antibiotic treatment (not clarify) | Fusubacterium necrophorum (3 cases) | Long-term ankylosis in 6 cases |