A 55-Year-Old Man Comes to the Office for Follow-Up Due

question 409

Multiple Choice

A 55-year-old man comes to the office for follow-up due to recurrent episodes of jaw pain.  The patient's most recent episode was a week ago.  He had pain that worsened with eating, accompanied by a tender mass under the left jaw and fever.  All symptoms resolved within a few days with oral antibiotic treatment.  This was the third episode in the past year.  Which of the following is the most likely underlying reason for this patient's recurrent episodes of jaw pain?

• A)Giant cell arteritis
• B)Sialolithiasis
• C)Sjögren syndrome
• D)Temporomandibular joint disease
• E)Trigeminal neuralgia

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