TITLE:
Eagle’s Syndrome in Children: A Case Report
AUTHORS:
Serigne Tawa Ndiaye, Cheikh Diéne Niang, Ciré Ndiaye, Mohameth Mbodj, Ndeye Fatou Sow, Amadou Sow, Faty Fall, Papa Moctar Faye, Ibrahima Diagne, Ousmane Ndiaye
KEYWORDS:
Eagle’s Syndrome, Styloid Process, Child
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Pediatrics,
Vol.12 No.2,
May
5,
2022
ABSTRACT: Eagle’s
syndrome is a collection of symptoms caused by styloid process elongation or
calcification of the stylohyoid ligament, measuring more than 2.5 centimeters.
It is a radio-clinical entity characterized by a heterogeneous polymorphic
symptomatology most often involving headaches, facial pain, dysphagia and a
foreign body sensation in the throat. Its management is mainly surgical. It is
a rarely diagnosed condition in children. Here we report a typical case of
Eagle’s syndrome which was diagnosed in a 14-year-old child with a history of
chronic right unilateral pharyngeal discomfort, odynophagia and oropharyngeal foreign body sensation. CT scan
showed a long left styloid process.
The patient underwent surgical removal of the elongated styloid process
externally. The outcome was favorable after surgery.