

First bite syndrome after bilateral temporomandibular joint replacement: case report. 1139–48.Īlwanni N, Altay MA, Baur DA, Quereshy FA. Physiology of the salivary glands cummings otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery. Chronic atypical first bite syndrome and primary squamous cell carcinoma of the parotid. First bite syndrome caused by adenoid cystic carcinoma of the submandibular gland. 2011 125:428–31 This was one of the first cases of FBS caused by parotid malignancy in the absence of any surgical procedure, with proposed pathophysiology attributed to imbalance of sympathetic/parasympathetic partoid gland innervation. First bite syndrome as presenting symptom of parapharyngeal adenoid cystic carcinoma. Deganello A, Meccariello G, Busoni M, Franchi A, Gallo O.A case of preoperative "first-bite syndrome" associated with mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the parotid gland. First bite syndrome as a presenting symptom of a parapharyngeal space malignancy. Carotid body tumor resection: does the need for vascular reconstruction worsen outcome? Ann Vasc Surg. Smith JJ, Passman MA, Dattilo JB, Guzman RJ, Naslund TC, Netterville JL. 2012 122:1773–8 This is the largest retrospective cohort study to date following postsurgical patients who developed FBS and reporting sponatneous partial resolution of symptoms in the majority of patients. First bite syndrome: incidence, risk factors, treatment, and outcomes. Linkov G, Morris LG, Shah JP, Kraus DH.Vagal paraganglioma: a review of 46 patients treated during a 20-year period. Netterville JL, Jackson CG, Miller FR, Wanamaker JR, Glasscock ME. Gustatory pain: a complication of carotid endarterectomy. Parotid pain following superior cervical ganglionectomy: a clinical example of the antagonistic action of the parasympathetic and sympathetic systems.

Papers of particular interest, published recently, have been highlighted as: Patients often improve gradually over time, but symptomatic treatment with botulinum toxin or neuropathic medicine may be required. To help with this, we have proposed diagnostic criteria for clinical assessment. It is critical for clinicians to be able to differentiate first bite syndrome from other paroxysmal facial pain. Evidence regarding treatment is limited to case reports/series, however, botulinum toxin injections and neuropathic medicines have been helpful in select cases. It is common for patients to present with concurrent great auricular neuropathy and/or Horner’s syndrome. This is seen most typically in the post-surgical setting following surgery in the parotid or parapharyngeal region, but neoplastic etiologies have also been reported. Pathophysiology has been attributed to imbalanced sympathetic/parasympathetic innervation of the parotid gland. Recent Findingsįirst bite syndrome is severe sharp or cramping pain in the parotid region occurring with the first bite of each meal and improving with subsequent bites. This paper will highlight the clinical features and relevant anatomy of first bite syndrome, with the goal of helping clinicians differentiate this from other similar facial pain disorders. The pain did not recur 2.5 years after cessation of treatment.Though first bite syndrome is well known in surgical settings, it is not commonly included in the differential for sharp paroxysmal facial pain in the neurology literature. The pain completely disappeared after 16 repeats of SGB. The pain did not change after 5 repeats of SGB however, the pain after the first bite decreased after 6 repeats of SGB. He rated the first bite pain 80 and the pain after the first bite 100 on a visual analog scale of 100. He received enteral alimentation and diclofenac. Medications did not decrease the pain and the pain was so severe that the patient could not have any food. Pain in the right parotid gland region developed 6 months before he was referred to us. He did not have any surgery done on the right parapharyngeal area. A man aged in his thirties had 6-month history of pain in the parotid gland region that occurred immediately after the first bite of every meal. We report patient with long-standing idiopathic FBS whose pain disappeared after repeated stellate ganglion blocks (SGB). First bite syndrome (FBS) is a rare disease causative of pain in the parotid gland region at the first bite of each meal.
