Eagle's syndrome.
Eagle's syndrome is an uncommon condition resulting from an elongated styloid process, which causes cervico facial pain, tinnitus and otalgia. A 48-year-old female presented to the clinic with bilateral upper neck pain radiating to the ears with tinnitus for almost one-year duration. Examination of the oral cavity revealed atrophic tonsils and palpable bony projection deep in the tonsillar fossa. Plain lateral neck X-ray and CT scan confirmed the presence of bilateral elongated styloid processes, which were subsequently resected surgically through an oropharyngeal approach. The patient was asymptomatic at follow up at 2 years.
Subramaniam
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Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Kuala Lumpur.
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D004433:Earache / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013577:Syndrome; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy