Facial Pain

Question 1

What can cause facial pain?

Answer 1

sinusitis
trigeminal neuralgia
cluster headache
temporal arteritis

Question 2

What are the characteristics of sinusitis?

Answer 2

facial fullness and tenderness
nasal discharge
pyrexia
post-nasal drip leading to cough

Question 3

What are the characteristics of trigeminal neuralgia?

Answer 3

unilateral facial pain characterised by brief electric shock like pains, abrupt in onset and termination
may be triggered by light touch or emotion

Question 4

What are the characteristics of cluster headaches?

Answer 4

pain typically occurs once or twice a day, each episode lasting 15 minutes to 2 hours
clusters typically last 4-12 weeks
intense pain around one eye
accompanied by redness, lacrimation, lid swelling and nasal stuffiness

Question 5

What are the characteristics of temporal arteritis?

Answer 5

tender around the temples

raised ESR