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Eagle Syndrome: An Unusual Cause of Axial Neck Pain: A Case Report
Subbiah Meenakshisundaram1, Shashidhar Bangalore Kantharajanna2, Sangamesh V Hawaldar2
1Department of Spine Surgery, Velammal Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Madurai, India.
Case:
A 42-year-old woman presented with left-sided axial neck pain with radiation behind left ear of 3 months unresponsive to conservative treatment. As clinical examination revealed tenderness anterior to the mastoid process, she was referred to an otolaryngologist. Computed tomography showed an elongated left styloid process. Diagnostic local anesthetic infiltration provided complete pain relief confirming the diagnosis of Eagle syndrome (ES) after which a transoral excision of the left styloid process was performed. She was asymptomatic till the final follow-up of 15 months.
Conclusion:
ES should be considered in differential diagnosis of axial neck pain radiating to ear, and excision of the styloid process in resistant cases provides complete pain relief.
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