Pseudogout of the temporomandibular joint

A case report

Nakagawa, Yoichi
Ishii, Hisako
Shimoda, Shin-ji
Ishibashi, Katsunori

¹Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; ²Department of Oral Anatomy, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan

Accepted for publication 10 July 1998

Address: Yoichi Nakagawa, DDS, PhD; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine; 2-1-3 Tsurumi, Tsurumi-ku; Yokohama 230; Japan; Tel: +81 (0)45 581 1001; Fax: +81 (0)45 573 9599

International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery 28(1):p 26-28, February 1999.

Abstract.

A case of pseudogout occurring in the temporomandibular joint of a 76-year-old man is reported. The diagnostic work-up and its differential diagnosis is discussed.