Orofacial Pain Associated with Vasospastic Angina: A Case Report
Orofacial Pain Associated with Vasospastic Angina: A Case Report
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与血管痉挛性心绞痛相关的口面部疼痛:病例报告
DOI:
10.11607/ofph.1768
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发表时间:
2017
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通讯作者:
Sumitomo Shinichiro
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作者:
Adachi Makoto;Hayashi Mio;Segawa Tomonori;Yamaki Takahiko;Muramatsu Yasunori;Sumitomo Shinichiro
DiscussionIn angina pectoris and myocardial infarction, pain in the throat, neck, temporal region, head, infraorbital region, maxilla, and mandible can occur with or without chest pain. As the sole symptom of the present patient was orofacial pain, the patient was first seen by the oral and maxillofacial surgeon. The surgeon suspected cardiac disease, so the patient was referred to a cardiologist and received an examination. The patient was then diagnosed with coronary spastic angina by means of coronary angiography. Fortunately, the patient was diagnosed and started medication within 24 hours of the initial onset of orofacial pain; however, some case reports indicate that patients with atypical orofacial pain later found to be of cardiac origin had not been correctly diagnosed for several months to years by a number of clinicians. 3, 4 Interestingly, it was possible to induce orofacial pain through intracoronary ergonovine maleate. This orofacial pain was almost the same as the patient’s