Eagle Syndrome- An Entity Often Misdiagnosed
| Autor: | Puneeth S Nayak, P. H. Patil, Anil S. Harugop, Paramita Debnath |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
lcsh:Medicine Palpation 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 030202 anesthesiology Throat medicine Neck pain medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry General surgery lcsh:R General Engineering Eagle syndrome 030206 dentistry Eagle Syndrome lcsh:Otorhinolaryngology medicine.disease lcsh:RF1-547 Diagnosis of exclusion Stylohyoid ligament medicine.anatomical_structure Otorhinolaryngology Tonsillar fossa medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Bengal Journal of Otolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery, Vol 28, Iss 2 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 2395-2407 2395-2393 |
| DOI: | 10.47210/bjohns.2020.v28i2.333 |
| Popis: | Introduction Throat pain is one of the most common complaints that an otolaryngologist encounters in daily practice, there can be numerous aetiologies to it. Eagle Syndrome is one such entity which is characterized by chronic throat pain due to elongation of the styloid process or mineralization of the stylohyoid ligament. The vague symptomatology of this condition often leads to delayed diagnosis and treatment. Case Reports We report 5 cases of Eagle Syndrome. All the patients presented to us with complaints of chronic throat radiating to neck which did not relieve on taking medications, for the same they have been consulting multiple specialities. The diagnosis of Eagle Syndrome was confirmed by palpation in tonsillar fossa and orthopantomogram revealed enlarged styloid process measuring more than 30mm. Upon confirmation, all the 5 patients underwent tonsillo-styloidectomy and on consequent follow ups, they were symptomatically improved. Discussion Eagle Syndrome is a diagnosis of exclusion and should raise high index of suspicion in patients with nonspecific throat and neck pain not responding to any conservative treatment. With an increasing incidence of side effects following injudicious treatment given in such cases, this condition requires attention, as it a rare entity and often misdiagnosed. |
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