A case of unilateral atypical orofacial pain with Eagle's syndrome

J Cancer Res Ther. 2016 Oct-Dec;12(4):1323. doi: 10.4103/0973-1482.144558.

Abstract

Eagle's syndrome is not an uncommon condition, but less known to physicians, where an elongated styloid process or calcified stylohyoid ligament compresses the adjacent anatomical structures leading to orofacial pain. Diagnosis is made with appropriate radiological examination. Nonsurgical treatment options include reassurance, analgesia, and anti.inflammatory medications; and the surgical option includes a transoral or external approach. Here, we present a case report of a male patient, of age38 years, with a chief complaint of unilateral atypical orofacial pain on the right side of his face radiating to the neck region, for the last two months.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Facial Pain / diagnosis*
  • Facial Pain / etiology
  • Facial Pain / therapy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Ossification, Heterotopic / complications
  • Ossification, Heterotopic / diagnosis*
  • Ossification, Heterotopic / therapy
  • Pain Measurement
  • Radiography
  • Temporal Bone / abnormalities*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Supplementary concepts

  • Eagle syndrome