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Medical Forum / General / General / October 2005Unilateral facial swelling and numbness
If a patient presents with unilateral facial swelling and numbness with mild- moderate occassional headaches, how would you diagnose and offer differential diagnosis? > If a patient presents with unilateral facial swelling and numbness with mild- > moderate occassional headaches, how would you diagnose and offer differential > diagnosis? I'd need a lot more information than that. Steve  SignatureMark & Steven Bornfeld DDS http://www.dentaltwins.com Brooklyn, NY 718-258-5001 Patient has history of diabetes, hypertension, angina, hypercholesterolaemia. Patient presented with unilateral facial swelling, numbness, mild to moderate headaches. Evidence of narrowed blodd vessel (unsure if artery/vein or causative factor though). Also, recently found evidence of thyroid nodule. Patient currently hospitalised > Patient has history of diabetes, hypertension, angina, hypercholesterolaemia. > Patient presented with unilateral facial swelling, numbness, mild to moderate > headaches. Evidence of narrowed blodd vessel (unsure if artery/vein or > causative factor though). Also, recently found evidence of thyroid nodule. > Patient currently hospitalised Where is swelling? Where is numbness? How large is the swelling? Is it soft or hard? Tender or non-tender? Fluctuant? Fixed to tissues? Solitary, lobular? Fever? Blood work? Steve SignatureMark & Steven Bornfeld DDS http://www.dentaltwins.com Brooklyn, NY 718-258-5001 |
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