An 8-year-old girl with unilateral facial and ear pain and isolated frontal headaches

An 8 1/2-year-old with chronic but fluctuating unllateral facial pain, earache, frontal headache and facial swelling is presented. Her journey through the health care system provides an instructional lesson for all who deal with patients with unusual or difficult to recognize conditions.

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Published inSeminars in pediatric neurology Vol. 6; no. 3; pp. 182 - 189
Main Authors Gay, Charles T., Bodensteiner, John B.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.09.1999
Subjects
Acetates - therapeutic use
Amines
Child
Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids
Diagnosis, Differential
Earache - diagnosis
Face
Female
GABA Agonists - therapeutic use
gamma-Aminobutyric Acid
Headache - diagnosis
Headache - drug therapy
Humans
Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome - diagnosis
Physician-Patient Relations
Professional Competence
Severity of Illness Index
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders - diagnosis
Tongue, Fissured - diagnosis
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Summary:An 8 1/2-year-old with chronic but fluctuating unllateral facial pain, earache, frontal headache and facial swelling is presented. Her journey through the health care system provides an instructional lesson for all who deal with patients with unusual or difficult to recognize conditions.
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ISSN:1071-9091
1558-0776
DOI:10.1016/S1071-9091(99)80011-4