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Jaw claudication

MedGen UID:
536878
•Concept ID:
C0239064
•
Finding
Synonym: Jaw pain while chewing
SNOMED CT: Jaw claudication (43922008)
 
HPO: HP:0030164

Definition

Pain in the jaw or ear induced by chewing or otherwise moving the jaw. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Primary Care Vasculitis: Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis.
Pioro MH
Prim Care 2018 Jun;45(2):305-323. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2018.02.007. PMID: 29759126
Diagnosis and management of polymyalgia rheumatica.
Jones O, Birrell F
Practitioner 2016 Dec;260(1799):13-6. PMID: 29020715
Recognition and management of polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis.
Caylor TL, Perkins A
Am Fam Physician 2013 Nov 15;88(10):676-84. PMID: 24364483

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

High risk and low prevalence diseases: Giant cell arteritis.
Lacy A, Nelson R, Koyfman A, Long B
Am J Emerg Med 2022 Aug;58:135-140. Epub 2022 May 31 doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2022.05.042. PMID: 35688119
Epidemiology of major relapse in giant cell arteritis: A study-level meta-analysis.
Aussedat M, Lobbes H, Samson M, Euvrard R, Lega JC, Mainbourg S
Autoimmun Rev 2022 Jan;21(1):102930. Epub 2021 Sep 2 doi: 10.1016/j.autrev.2021.102930. PMID: 34481940
Headache and temporal arteritis: when to suspect and how to manage.
Nahas SJ
Curr Pain Headache Rep 2012 Aug;16(4):371-8. doi: 10.1007/s11916-012-0265-z. PMID: 22552735
Neuro-ophthalmic complications in giant cell arteritis.
Borg FA, Salter VL, Dasgupta B
Curr Allergy Asthma Rep 2008 Jul;8(4):323-30. doi: 10.1007/s11882-008-0052-4. PMID: 18606086
Giant cell arteritis.
Levine SM, Hellmann DB
Curr Opin Rheumatol 2002 Jan;14(1):3-10. doi: 10.1097/00002281-200201000-00002. PMID: 11790989

Diagnosis

High risk and low prevalence diseases: Giant cell arteritis.
Lacy A, Nelson R, Koyfman A, Long B
Am J Emerg Med 2022 Aug;58:135-140. Epub 2022 May 31 doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2022.05.042. PMID: 35688119
Diagnostic Accuracy of Symptoms, Physical Signs, and Laboratory Tests for Giant Cell Arteritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
van der Geest KSM, Sandovici M, Brouwer E, Mackie SL
JAMA Intern Med 2020 Oct 1;180(10):1295-1304. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.3050. PMID: 32804186Free PMC Article
Primary Care Vasculitis: Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis.
Pioro MH
Prim Care 2018 Jun;45(2):305-323. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2018.02.007. PMID: 29759126
Nonarteritic Jaw Claudication.
Petersen CA, Francis CE
J Neuroophthalmol 2017 Sep;37(3):281-284. doi: 10.1097/WNO.0000000000000497. PMID: 28806315
Diagnosis and management of polymyalgia rheumatica.
Jones O, Birrell F
Practitioner 2016 Dec;260(1799):13-6. PMID: 29020715

Therapy

Epidemiology of major relapse in giant cell arteritis: A study-level meta-analysis.
Aussedat M, Lobbes H, Samson M, Euvrard R, Lega JC, Mainbourg S
Autoimmun Rev 2022 Jan;21(1):102930. Epub 2021 Sep 2 doi: 10.1016/j.autrev.2021.102930. PMID: 34481940
Diagnosis and management of polymyalgia rheumatica.
Jones O, Birrell F
Practitioner 2016 Dec;260(1799):13-6. PMID: 29020715
Recognition and management of polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis.
Caylor TL, Perkins A
Am Fam Physician 2013 Nov 15;88(10):676-84. PMID: 24364483
Headache and temporal arteritis: when to suspect and how to manage.
Nahas SJ
Curr Pain Headache Rep 2012 Aug;16(4):371-8. doi: 10.1007/s11916-012-0265-z. PMID: 22552735
Giant cell arteritis.
Levine SM, Hellmann DB
Curr Opin Rheumatol 2002 Jan;14(1):3-10. doi: 10.1097/00002281-200201000-00002. PMID: 11790989

Prognosis

Epidemiology of major relapse in giant cell arteritis: A study-level meta-analysis.
Aussedat M, Lobbes H, Samson M, Euvrard R, Lega JC, Mainbourg S
Autoimmun Rev 2022 Jan;21(1):102930. Epub 2021 Sep 2 doi: 10.1016/j.autrev.2021.102930. PMID: 34481940
Temporal headache and jaw claudication may be the key for the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis.
Peral-Cagigal B, Pérez-Villar Á, Redondo-González LM, García-Sierra C, Morante-Silva M, Madrigal-Rubiales B, Verrier-Hernández A
Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 2018 May 1;23(3):e290-e294. doi: 10.4317/medoral.22298. PMID: 29680850Free PMC Article
Recognition and management of polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis.
Caylor TL, Perkins A
Am Fam Physician 2013 Nov 15;88(10):676-84. PMID: 24364483
Neuro-ophthalmic complications in giant cell arteritis.
Borg FA, Salter VL, Dasgupta B
Curr Allergy Asthma Rep 2008 Jul;8(4):323-30. doi: 10.1007/s11882-008-0052-4. PMID: 18606086
Clinical features of GCA/PMR.
Hunder GG
Clin Exp Rheumatol 2000 Jul-Aug;18(4 Suppl 20):S6-8. PMID: 10948748

Clinical prediction guides

Atypical Large Vessel Vasculitis Presenting With Cholestatic Liver Abnormalities: Case-Based Review.
Sangha S, Lenert A, Dawoud S, Kaur A, Yazan H, Voigt MD, Lenert P
J Clin Rheumatol 2021 Dec 1;27(8):e561-e567. doi: 10.1097/RHU.0000000000001596. PMID: 33065628
Diagnostic Accuracy of Symptoms, Physical Signs, and Laboratory Tests for Giant Cell Arteritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
van der Geest KSM, Sandovici M, Brouwer E, Mackie SL
JAMA Intern Med 2020 Oct 1;180(10):1295-1304. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.3050. PMID: 32804186Free PMC Article
Temporal headache and jaw claudication may be the key for the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis.
Peral-Cagigal B, Pérez-Villar Á, Redondo-González LM, García-Sierra C, Morante-Silva M, Madrigal-Rubiales B, Verrier-Hernández A
Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 2018 May 1;23(3):e290-e294. doi: 10.4317/medoral.22298. PMID: 29680850Free PMC Article
Polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis in older patients: diagnosis and pharmacological management.
Schmidt J, Warrington KJ
Drugs Aging 2011 Aug 1;28(8):651-66. doi: 10.2165/11592500-000000000-00000. PMID: 21812500
Neuro-ophthalmic complications in giant cell arteritis.
Borg FA, Salter VL, Dasgupta B
Curr Allergy Asthma Rep 2008 Jul;8(4):323-30. doi: 10.1007/s11882-008-0052-4. PMID: 18606086

Recent systematic reviews

Giant Cell Arteritis and COVID-19: Similarities and Discriminators. A Systematic Literature Review.
Mehta P, Sattui SE, van der Geest KSM, Brouwer E, Conway R, Putman MS, Robinson PC, Mackie SL
J Rheumatol 2021 Jul;48(7):1053-1059. Epub 2020 Oct 15 doi: 10.3899/jrheum.200766. PMID: 33060304
Diagnostic Accuracy of Symptoms, Physical Signs, and Laboratory Tests for Giant Cell Arteritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
van der Geest KSM, Sandovici M, Brouwer E, Mackie SL
JAMA Intern Med 2020 Oct 1;180(10):1295-1304. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.3050. PMID: 32804186Free PMC Article
Gene and miRNA expression in giant cell arteritis-a concise systematic review of significantly modified studies.
Kuret T, Burja B, Feichtinger J, Thallinger GG, Frank-Bertoncelj M, Lakota K, Žigon P, Sodin-Semrl S, Čučnik S, Tomšič M, Hočevar A
Clin Rheumatol 2019 Feb;38(2):307-316. Epub 2018 Aug 1 doi: 10.1007/s10067-018-4231-y. PMID: 30069799
Systematic review of the literature and a case report informing biopsy-proven giant cell arteritis (GCA) with normal C-reactive protein.
Laria A, Zoli A, Bocci M, Castri F, Federico F, Ferraccioli GF
Clin Rheumatol 2012 Sep;31(9):1389-93. Epub 2012 Jul 22 doi: 10.1007/s10067-012-2031-3. PMID: 22820967

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