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A sub-Q heroin and cocaine addict with chills, fever, and trismus.

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Orthodontics-related foreign body causing trismus.

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A previously healthy 13-year-old female patient presented with a 7-day history of otalgia, pharyngitis and trismus without fever, dysphagia or dyspnea. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography revealed an orthodontic archwire penetrating the pterygoid musculature. This case highlights the importance of

[Trismus and tetanus vaccine].

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BACKGROUND Tetanus immunization, mandatory in France before the age of 18 months, is usually well tolerated. Fever and local reaction at the site of injection are the most common side effects. We report a case of trismus associated with tetanus immunization. METHODS A 12-year-old boy was

Anesthetic induction trismus, more than a closed-mouth problem.

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Trismus, or masseter hypertonia, that results from the use of succinylcholine during induction of anesthesia is a rare and dangerous phenomenon. It presents to the anesthesiologist the immediate problem of airway management but it also must be recognized by the physician as a harbinger of malignant

A novel treatment of temporomandibular joint arthritis as a complication in familial Mediterranean fever-literature review and a case report.

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OBJECTIVE Articular involvement in familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) ranges between 40 and 70% of the patients. Involvement of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) in FMF is very rare, and only a few cases have been reported in the literature. There are no specific guidelines for treatment. We hereby

Case report: Death in the emergency department: an unrecognized awake malignant hyperthermia-like reaction in a six-year-old.

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A healthy 6-year-old boy developed lower extremity rigidity, trismus, and fever after playing in a splash pool. On arrival in the emergency department, he appeared to be seizing. An endotracheal tube was emergently placed using succinylcholine. Cardiac arrest followed. He could not be resuscitated.

Masseter muscle rigidity and malignant hyperthermia susceptibility.

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Seventy-seven patients who developed masseter muscle rigidity (MMR) after receiving succinylcholine to facilitate tracheal intubation were evaluated for malignant hyperthermia (MH) susceptibility by in vitro halothane and caffeine contracture tests. Thirty-nine patients were diagnosed as

Trismus as the first manifestation of cholangiocarcinoma.

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The initial presentation of a cholangiocarcinoma (CC) as trismus due to metastasis to the parotid gland is extremely rare and no previous reports have been found in the literature. A 29-year-old woman presented trismus that initiated 2 months before admission, just after superior left third molar

Evaluation of acute trismus by MRI: a case report. Bilateral peritonsillar cellulitis.

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We describe a rare case of a bilateral peritonsillar cellulitis (PTC). The clinical presentation of fever, trismus and odynophagia was consistent with PTC, more evident on the right side; but the presence of bilateral tonsillar swelling and midline uvula confounded the diagnosis. In spite of the

Medial pterygoid trismus (myospasm) following inferior alveolar nerve block: case report and literature review.

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A patient developed a medial pterygoid trismus (myospasm) the day after receiving three inferior alveolar nerve blocks and a routine restoration. She had a significantly restricted mouth opening and significant medial pterygoid muscle pain when she opened beyond the restriction; however, she had no

[Trismus disclosing Horton's disease].

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The authors report a giant cell arteritis case associating trismus and hemifacial oedema in a febrile context. After spontaneous regression of other manifestations, the apparition of more typical signs allowed to associate the diagnosis of temporal arteritis, later confirmed histologically. Thus,

Hyperthermia and Rigidity Following Overdose of an Unknown Drug; A Case Report and Literature Review.

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Drug induced hyperthermia is a rare presentation which can rapidly lead to gross metabolic abnormality and death. These presentations are further complicated by the wide range of potentially causative agents. We present a case of rigidity and hyperthermia, following overdose of an initially unknown

[Malignant hyperthermia. Current aspects of dantrolene treatment of 2 cases of hyperthermia maligna incipiens].

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During induction with volatile anaesthetic agents and succinylcholine (suxamethonium) both children showed a singular clinical symptom: trismus. In the first case(1) narcosis had been interrupted followed by clinically controlled recovery. One week later, after treatment with oral dantrolen

Generalized tetanus in a 4-year old boy presenting with dysphagia and trismus: a case report.

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BACKGROUND The low incidence of tetanus in developed countries has resulted in a decreased vigilance of this disease. This raises concern, as the prodromal stadium of a generalized tetanus infection may lack the characteristic paroxysmal muscle spasms. Tetanus can rapidly progress into

Proliferative Fasciitis/Myositis Involving the Facial Muscles Including the Masseter Muscle: A Rare Cause of Trismus.

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BACKGROUND Proliferative fasciitis/myositis is a benign disease that can be treated conservatively. However, some patients are mistakenly treated surgically because of a misdiagnosis of the condition as a malignant tumor. CASE REPORT A 50-year-old Japanese man developed swelling in his left cheek 12

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