title: CT findings in a patient with bilateral metachronous carotidynia.
abstract: Carotidynia is a self-limiting, idiopathic clinical syndrome characterized by acute unilateral neck pain and tenderness of the carotid artery. We describe a unique case of bilateral carotidynia that occurred metachronously, with each incident resolving without long-term sequelae. Knowledge of this entity is important to properly interpret the imaging findings and to not mistake this finding as an ill-defined tumor, thus avoiding unnecessary biopsy.
authors.affiliation: Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology Section, 251 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL, 60611. Electronic address: joseph.y.young@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Joseph Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Young
authors.affiliation: Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology Section, 251 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL, 60611.
authors.forename: Tarek A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Hijaz
authors.affiliation: Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology Section, 251 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL, 60611.
authors.forename: Achilles G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Karagianis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009333:Neck / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: CT; Carotidynia; inflammation; neck; pain