Eagle's syndrome

Med J Malaysia. 2003 Mar;58(1):139-41.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Earache / complications*
  • Earache / diagnosis*
  • Earache / therapy
  • Facial Pain / complications*
  • Facial Pain / diagnosis*
  • Facial Pain / therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Syndrome
  • Temporal Bone / abnormalities*
  • Tinnitus / complications*
  • Tinnitus / diagnosis*
  • Tinnitus / therapy