Retroauricular pain caused by Eagle syndrome: A rare presentation due to compression by styloid process elongation

Summary Eagle syndrome is a rare condition presenting with retroauricular pain (usually as main symptom) associated with dysphagia, headache, neck pain on rotation and, much rarelier, stroke. This occurs due to styloid process elongation. Sometimes, there is also styloid ligament calcification, which can cause compression of nerves and arteries and the symptoms above. Treatment can be conservative with pain modulators (e.g. pregabalin) or infiltrations (steroids or anesthetics drugs). In refractory cases, surgical approach aiming to reduce the size of the styloid process can be performed. We present a rare case of Eagle syndrome (documented by computed tomography) with good response to clinical treatment.

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Main Authors:	Paiva,Aline Lariessy Campos, Araujo,João Luiz Vitorino, Lovato,Renan Maximilian, Teixeira,Joel Augusto Ribeiro, Miura,Flávio Key, Guirado,Vinicius Monteiro de Paula, Veiga,José Carlos Esteves
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Associação Médica Brasileira 2017
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-42302017000300213
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